Prevalence of Parental Violent Discipline Toward Children: Findings From A Portuguese Population.

ABSTRACT: Despite recognizing the detrimental impact of parental violence on children's mental and physical health throughout their lives, violence remains an all-too-real part of life for many children around the globe. However, data on the child-reported prevalence of experienced family violence are scarce and primarily based on parental reports. This study aimed to broaden the body of evidence and measure the lifetime prevalence of child-reported experience of violent disciplinary practices perpetrated by parents and to identify its associated sociodemographic and economic factors. We conducted a cross-sectional study using data from 5,281 Generation XXI participants recruited from 2005 to 2006 in Porto, Portugal. Parental disciplinary practices were reported by 7-year-old children using the Pare

SUBMITTER: Abrahamyan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10993632 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature