Mim Raisa Rashid, Masud Mohammad Shahed
Institute of Statistical Research and Training, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
PLoS One. 2025 Aug 8;20(8):e0329017. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0329017. eCollection 2025.
Violent discipline, characterized by the use of physical force resulting in bodily pain, discomfort, or resorting to scolding and emotional abuse to correct children's misbehavior, has gathered considerable attention due to its negative impact on children's development. This study aims to identify the prevalence and factors associated with different violent disciplinary practices toward children of 1-14 years age in Bangladesh. Utilizing data from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) conducted in 2019, this analysis, based on interviews with parents of 70027 children, focuses on three dependent variables measuring violent disciplinary practices: psychological aggression, physical punishment and any violent discipline. The independent variables considered include the child's age, sex, type of residence (rural or urban), division, education of mothers, child disability, ethnicity and wealth index. Logistic regression models were employed to find the relationships between these variables and different forms of violent discipline, including psychological aggression, physical punishment and any violent discipline (psychological aggression, physical punishment or both), among children in Bangladesh. The results reveal several significant associations with these disciplinary practices. Younger male children, with functional difficulties, those from urban residence and poorer households, residing in the central and southern regions of the country (Khulna, Chattogram), having primary educated mothers and belonging to the Bengali households are at higher risk of any form of violent discipline including psychological aggression, physical punishment. Significantly, our study unveils a strong correlation between any violent discipline and psychological aggression, highlighting that Bangladeshi parents predominantly employ psychological aggression as their primary mode of disciplinary practice. The findings underscore the importance of activating child protection laws and implementing continuous training programs for parents to promote positive parenting practices. To mitigate the use of violent discipline in Bangladesh, the study suggests focusing on improving parental education levels and addressing economic conditions.
暴力管教是指通过使用导致身体疼痛、不适的体罚手段，或诉诸责骂和情感虐待来纠正儿童的不当行为。由于其对儿童发展的负面影响，暴力管教已引起了广泛关注。本研究旨在确定孟加拉国针对1至14岁儿童的不同暴力管教行为的发生率及其相关因素。利用2019年多指标类集调查（MICS）的数据，基于对70027名儿童家长的访谈，本分析聚焦于衡量暴力管教行为的三个因变量：心理攻击、体罚以及任何形式的暴力管教。所考虑的自变量包括儿童的年龄、性别、居住类型（农村或城市）、行政区、母亲的教育程度、儿童残疾情况、种族和财富指数。采用逻辑回归模型来探究这些变量与孟加拉国儿童不同形式的暴力管教之间的关系，这些暴力管教形式包括心理攻击、体罚以及任何形式的暴力管教（心理攻击、体罚或两者兼有）。结果揭示了与这些管教行为的若干显著关联。年龄较小的男童、有功能障碍的儿童、来自城市地区和贫困家庭的儿童、居住在该国中部和南部地区（库尔纳、吉大港）的儿童、母亲接受过小学教育且属于孟加拉家庭的儿童，遭受包括心理攻击、体罚在内的任何形式暴力管教的风险更高。值得注意的是，我们的研究揭示了任何形式的暴力管教与心理攻击之间存在强烈关联，凸显出孟加拉国父母主要将心理攻击作为其主要的管教方式。研究结果强调了激活儿童保护法律以及为父母实施持续培训项目以推广积极育儿方式的重要性。为了减少孟加拉国暴力管教行为的发生，该研究建议着重提高父母的教育水平并改善经济状况。
