Citation

Grogan-Kaylor A, Galano MM, Howell KH, Miller-Graff L, Graham-Bermann SA. J. Interpers. Violence 2019; 34(8): 1563-1582.

Affiliation

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886260516651627

PMID

27283137

Abstract

Corporal punishment is a widely used and widely endorsed form of parental discipline. Inter-partner violence places enormous stress upon women. The rate of corporal punishment is higher in homes where other types of domestic violence are also occurring. This study compares two groups: those who participated in an intervention for women exposed to intimate partner violence (The Moms' Empowerment Program [MEP]) and those in a comparison group. Using standardized measures, women in both groups were assessed at baseline and at the end of the program, 5 weeks later. The 113 mothers who participated in the MEP program had significantly improved their parenting, such that they had less use of physical punishment post-intervention.

FINDINGS suggest that a relatively brief community-based intervention program can reduce the use of parental physical punishment even in disadvantaged populations coping with stressful circumstances.

© The Author(s) 2016.

Language: en