TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Comparing disciplinary methods used by mothers in Palestine and Qatar
JO  - Child abuse and neglect
A1  - Kamal, Madeeha
A1  - Halileh, Samia
A1  - Dargham, Soha
A1  - Alyafei, Khalid A.
A1  - Giacaman, Rita
A1  - Imseeh, Sawsan
A1  - Eldeeb, Nehal
A1  - Nasr, Shiraz
A1  - Korayem, Mona
A1  - Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M. E.
A1  - Mahfoud, Ziyad
A1  - Tawfik, Hassan
A1  - Mahmoud, Mohamed H.
A1  - Mian, Marcellina
A1  - Lynch, Margaret A.
SP  - 118
EP  - 127
VL  - 81
IS  - 
N2  - This paper explores child disciplinary methods used by parents in Qatar and Palestine. In this study ICAST-P, an internationally recognized tool, was used with mothers reporting on one of their children up to their 12th birthday. It questions about disciplinary methods: nonviolent; physical: moderate and severe; and psychological methods that had been used in the previous year on the index child in the family. A comparative national cross-sectional household survey of mothers aged 25-50 years old was conducted in both Qatar and Palestine, both Arabic Muslim states, but with very different socio-economic and political contexts that place Qataris in a much more advantageous position. Our results show that the 1299 Palestinian mothers interviewed were younger, had more children and less education compared to the 1018 Qatari mothers. Fewer mothers from Palestine were working. The index child in Palestine tended to be younger with 60% being under 5 years, while 73.7% of Qatari children were over 5 years of age. Severe physical disciplinary methods were reported significantly more often, in Palestine, e.g. Kicking the child (P value < 0.001), using hand or pillow to prevent breathing (P value < 0.001) and hitting child with object or fist (P value < 0001). Moderate as well as psychological disciplinary methods were also significantly higher among Palestinian mothers (P value < 0.001). Our results suggest that challenging circumstances that Palestinian mothers experience, as compared to their Qatari peers, are associated with greater prevalence of the harsher forms of discipline. Our findings have policy implications and preventative strategies for child maltreatment in both countries.<br><br>Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0145-2134
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.04.018
ID  - ref1
ER  -