Straus M A
Family Research Laboratory, University of New Hampshire, Durham 03824, USA.
Child Abuse Negl. 2000 Sep;24(9):1109-14. doi: 10.1016/s0145-2134(00)00180-0.
To bring to the attention child maltreatment professionals the potential for primary prevention of physical abuse of ending or reducing corporal punishment by parents.
The October 1999 special issue of Child Abuse & Neglect on "A National Call to Action: Working Toward the Elimination of Child Maltreatment" was reviewed in relation to coverage of corporal punishment by parents.
Corporal punishment was not mentioned in any of the nine articles.
The combination of research showing that corporal punishment is a major risk factor for physical abuse and research showing the wide prevalence and chronicity of corporal punishment suggests that the "National Call For Action" should include steps to end use of corporal punishment as a mode of discipline.
让儿童虐待问题专业人士关注通过杜绝或减少父母的体罚来对身体虐待进行一级预防的可能性。
针对1999年10月《虐待与忽视儿童》关于“全国行动呼吁：努力消除儿童虐待”的特刊中有关父母体罚的内容进行了审查。
九篇文章中均未提及体罚。
研究表明体罚是身体虐待的主要风险因素，且研究表明体罚广泛存在且具有长期性，这两者相结合表明“全国行动呼吁”应包括采取措施杜绝将体罚作为一种管教方式。
