Department of Environment and Public Health, University of Environment and Sustainable Development, Somanya, Ghana.
Department of Children, Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Accra, Ghana.
Child Abuse Negl. 2024 Nov;157:107036. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.107036. Epub 2024 Sep 11.
The Convention on the Rights of the Child acknowledges the fundamental rights of children. Despite the adverse effects of corporal punishment, it continues to be prevalent, especially among sub-Saharan African countries, including Ghana.
This study explored whether parents ever used corporal punishment on their children at home and their motivations for doing so. It also explored whether parents perceive corporal punishment as a violation of children's rights and their views on continuing or discontinuing corporal punishment at home.
This study involved (100) parents across the ten regions of Ghana.
A semi-structured interview guide was used to conduct interviews with parents. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the qualitative data using the aid of QSR NVivo version 10.
All parents reported that they had ever punished their children. Three sub-themes emerged under the motivation of parents to punish their children. These include (a) building a sense of discipline in the child to prevent future misbehaviour, (b) releasing frustrations on children, and (c) toughening up the child to confront life challenges. Also, parents had mixed opinions on whether corporal punishment violates children's human rights and whether corporal punishment should be practiced at home.
This study demonstrated that parents perceived corporal punishment as beneficial for their children's development. There is a need for community mobilisation programmes to change parents' and society's attitudes, norms, and beliefs regarding corporal punishment.
《儿童权利公约》承认儿童的基本权利。尽管体罚有不良影响，但它仍然很普遍，尤其是在撒哈拉以南的非洲国家，包括加纳。
本研究探讨了父母是否曾在家中对子女实施体罚以及实施体罚的动机。还探讨了父母是否认为体罚侵犯了儿童的权利，以及他们对继续或停止在家中体罚的看法。
这项研究涉及加纳十个地区的 100 名父母。
使用半结构化访谈指南对父母进行访谈。使用 QSR NVivo 版本 10 借助主题分析对定性数据进行分析。
所有父母都报告说他们曾经惩罚过他们的孩子。父母惩罚孩子的动机下出现了三个次主题。这些包括 (a) 在孩子中建立纪律意识，以防止未来的不当行为，(b) 将挫败感发泄在孩子身上，以及 (c) 让孩子变得坚强，以应对生活中的挑战。此外，父母对体罚是否侵犯儿童人权以及体罚是否应在家中进行存在混合看法。
本研究表明，父母认为体罚对孩子的发展有益。需要开展社区动员计划，改变父母和社会对体罚的态度、规范和信念。
