Departments of Psychiatry & Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, and Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research & Education, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
Departments of Community Health Sciences and Psychiatry, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
Child Abuse Negl. 2024 Sep;155:106960. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106960. Epub 2024 Jul 30.
Although limited, there is some evidence that certain physical punishments may vary by household religion.
This study aimed to determine whether parent disciplinary behavior varies by religious affiliation in two countries which have large, diverse religious groups.
Data from Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys for Suriname (2018) and Guyana (2019-20), which contain nationally representative household samples, were used. The study was restricted to the three most prevalent religious groups: Christians, Hindus, and Muslims.
Adult responses to a standardized survey that included questions about use of disciplinary behaviors in the household towards children (aged 1-14 years) were examined in relation to religious affiliation of the head-of-household and multiple covariates.
Of the 3518 Suriname households, 62.4 %, 23.3 % and 14.3 % were Christians, Hindus, and Muslims, respectively. Compared to Christians, children in both Hindu and Muslim households had significantly lower odds of being hit with an object in adjusted logistic regression models. However, only Hindus had lower odds of being spanked and Muslims lower odds of exposure to a combined physical and non-physical practice, compared to Christians. Of the 2535 Guyana households, 69.5 %, 23.5 % and 7.0 % were Christians, Hindus, and Muslims, respectively. Children in Hindu, but not Muslim households, had significantly lower odds of being spanked, hit with an object, and exposed to a combine practice in adjusted models compared to Christians.
Partial support was found for a potential influence of religion on some disciplinary behaviors. Further investigation is warranted to identify possible conditions and mechanisms.
尽管证据有限，但有一些证据表明，某些体罚方式可能因家庭宗教信仰而异。
本研究旨在确定在两个宗教群体庞大且多样的国家，父母的纪律行为是否因宗教信仰而异。
本研究使用了来自苏里南（2018 年）和圭亚那（2019-2020 年）的多指标类集调查的数据，这些数据包含了具有全国代表性的家庭样本。研究仅限于三个最常见的宗教群体：基督教徒、印度教徒和穆斯林。
对一项标准化调查的成人回复进行了检查，该调查包括有关对 1-14 岁儿童在家中使用纪律行为的问题，并与户主的宗教信仰和多个协变量有关。
在 3518 个苏里南家庭中，分别有 62.4%、23.3%和 14.3%是基督教徒、印度教徒和穆斯林。与基督教徒相比，在调整后的逻辑回归模型中，印度教徒和穆斯林家庭的儿童被物体击中的可能性显著降低。然而，只有印度教徒被打屁股的可能性降低，而穆斯林被实施身心结合行为的可能性降低。在 2535 个圭亚那家庭中，分别有 69.5%、23.5%和 7.0%是基督教徒、印度教徒和穆斯林。与基督教徒相比，印度教徒家庭的儿童被打屁股、被物体击中以及被身心结合行为暴露的可能性显著降低，但穆斯林家庭的儿童则不然。
有一定的证据表明宗教对某些纪律行为有潜在影响。需要进一步调查以确定可能的条件和机制。
