Scientists: parents have less to spank children
The number of parents who spank their children for misdemeanors, in recent years, the world has declined, say scientists from Georgetown University in Washington. The results of the study they told Live Science.
In the study they used data from four national surveys on physical punishment, and held from 1988 to 2011. Interviewed mothers who had children of kindergarten age.
The percentage of mothers from middle-income families, tend to physical punishment declined from 46% to 21% during the 23 years of the study.See also
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At the same time increased the percentage of mothers who are inclined to non-violent effects. So, if as a punishment to remove a child from their familiar environment in 1988, preferred by 41% of mothers, in 2011 — already 81%. One third of mothers from families with low income still spanks the children, and a quarter of them did it last week.
The researchers note that the actual numbers may be slightly different: since physical punishment is not encouraged in society, surely some parents just did not say that use them.