Département de Psychoeducation et de Psychologie, Université du Québec en Outaouais, 5 Rue Saint-Joseph, Saint-Jérôme, QC, Canada.
École de Psychoéducation, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Child Abuse Negl. 2020 Nov;109:104766. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104766. Epub 2020 Oct 14.
To date, there have been few studies pertaining to the knowledge and attitudes regarding the use of corporal punishment (CP) among professionals working with parents and children. Yet, many parents turn to these professionals for advice on child discipline.
This study aimed to describe professionals' legal knowledge about parental use of CP and their attitudes toward this practice.
A study was conducted among professionals working directly with children or their parents through an online questionnaire.
A total of 1,758 respondents from three sectors of training (psychosocial, health, education) completed the questionnaire.
The results showed that professionals have little knowledge of the legal guidelines surrounding the use of CP in Canada. This poor knowledge as well as the perceived impacts of CP on children acted as predictors of favorable attitudes toward this disciplinary practice. According to the regression analyses, other personal and professional factors also explain a person's approval of CP, including violence in childhood, religious practice, and sources of knowledge. The results also highlighted some findings related to the respondents' professional sectors.
The study results emphasize the need to better train professionals by targeting cognitive, personal, as well as professional factors.
迄今为止，针对从事父母与子女工作的专业人员对体罚（CP）使用的知识和态度的研究甚少。然而，许多父母会向这些专业人士寻求有关儿童纪律的建议。
本研究旨在描述专业人员对父母使用 CP 的法律知识以及他们对这种做法的态度。
通过在线问卷对直接与儿童或其父母一起工作的专业人员进行了一项研究。
共有来自三个培训领域（心理社会、健康、教育）的 1758 名受访者完成了问卷。
结果表明，专业人员对加拿大 CP 使用的法律指导方针知之甚少。这种知识的匮乏以及 CP 对儿童的影响被视为对这种纪律处分做法持有利态度的预测因素。根据回归分析，其他个人和专业因素也可以解释一个人对 CP 的认可，包括童年时的暴力、宗教实践和知识来源。研究结果还强调了与受访者专业领域相关的一些发现。
研究结果强调需要通过针对认知、个人和专业因素来更好地培训专业人员。
