Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2024 May;39(9-10):2103-2126. doi: 10.1177/08862605231214591. Epub 2023 Nov 29.
Child corporal punishment (CP) may lead to child physical abuse, which is a public health concern in the United States. The present study examined major risk factors predicting attitudes toward CP among a sample of Black parents ( = 394), including frequency and valence of experiences of CP during childhood, outcome expectancies of CP, and perceptions of self-efficacy and response efficacy of non-physical discipline strategies. Structural equation modeling results revealed that the indirect associations between CP frequency and attitudes through self-efficacy and response efficacy were moderated by CP valence. Results extend the literature and point to the need for incorporating information about efficacy of evidence-based non-physical discipline strategies into intervention messages targeting prevention of child physical abuse.
儿童体罚（CP）可能导致儿童身体虐待，这是美国的一个公共卫生问题。本研究调查了预测黑人父母（ = 394）对 CP 态度的主要风险因素，包括童年时期 CP 的频率和效价、CP 的预期结果以及对非身体纪律策略的自我效能感和反应效能感的看法。结构方程模型的结果表明，CP 频率和态度之间通过自我效能感和反应效能感的间接关系受到 CP 效价的调节。研究结果扩展了文献，并指出需要将基于证据的非身体纪律策略的有效性信息纳入针对预防儿童身体虐待的干预信息中。
