Violent Discipline and Parental Behavior

Approximately 75% of children aged 2 to 4 worldwide are regularly subjected to violent discipline across the globe. This paper studies the impact of a virtually-delivered intervention on positive parenting practices in Jamaica. Short-term results indicate that the intervention improves caregiver knowledge (0.52 SD) and attitudes around violence (0.2 SD) and leads to meaningful changes in caregiver disciplining behaviors, with a 0.12 SD reduction in violence against children. Treatment children also experience fewer emotional problems (0.17 SD). Medium-term results (nine months later) show reductions in caregiver depression (0.12 SD), anxiety (0.16 SD), and parental stress (0.16 SD) for treatment caregivers. The virtual delivery has important scalable policy implications which could help decrease violence against children across the globe.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Ravindran, Saravana, Dinarte Diaz, Lelys, Shah, Manisha, Powers, Shawn, Baker-Henningham, Helen
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2023-07-17
Subjects:	CHILD MALTREATMENT, CHILD ABUSE, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN, E-LEARNING INTERVENTION, PARENTAL STRESS REDUCTION, DISCIPLINING BEHAVIOR, CHILD EMOTIONAL WELLBEING,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099403206272383698/IDU01c5a079802dfe04f550b1840d3addbe051cc https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40016
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