TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - What do children tell us about physical punishment as a risk factor for child abuse?
JO  - Social Policy Journal of New Zealand
A1  - Dobbs, Terry
SP  - 145
EP  - 162
VL  - 2007
IS  - 30
N2  - This paper discusses children's views of family discipline and possible implications for policymakers. In 2004, 80 New Zealand children, between five and 14 years of age, took part in research eliciting their views on family discipline. In response to questions on family discipline children spontaneously revealed concerning levels of the frequency and severity of physical punishment, some of which would be identified as child abuse using any threshold. Children's reports of the context in which physical punishment was delivered by parents was also of concern. Many children reported high levels of confusion when trying to link their own views of physical punishment with the actions of their parents.
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SN  - 1172-4382
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -