PSY 399 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Cultural Hegemony, Authoritarianism, Prosocial Behavior
16 Apr 2018
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Corporal punishment, maternal warmth, and child adjustment: a longitudinal study in eight countries. Two key tasks for parents across cultures are: Previous research has found that corporal punishment generally is related to worse child adjustment. Parental warmth is related to better child adjustment. Study examined association between corporal punishment and child adjustment problems (anxiety and aggression) Moderated by maternal warmth in a diverse set of countries that vary in sociodemographic and psychological ways. Interviews were conducted once per year for 3 years with 7- to 10-year-old children and their mothers in 8 countries: Interviews used a variety of methods to access cp. Corporal punishment was related to increases, and maternal warmth was related to decreases, in: Children"s anxiety and aggression over time, however, associations varied across groups. In countries where corporal punishment is more normative, children less likely to perceive parents" as rejection. Children"s perceptions of parental acceptance found to mediate relation between cp and adjustment.
