Abstract
Using a concurrent nested mixed-methods approach, this study assessed racial and ethnic differences in attitudes towards the use of physical discipline in parenting based on data recently collected in Nebraska. Relative to Non-Hispanic White parents, African American parents were more likely to approve the practice of physical punishment to correct misbehavior of children, whereas Hispanic parents were less likely to support physical punishment. There was a positive relationship between acculturation and approval of physical discipline among Hispanic parents. Understanding these differences can help inform the design and implementation of future parenting education programs for parents of different racial and ethnic backgrounds.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 455-465 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Journal of Social Service Research |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 8 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:support for the Parenting Education Needs Assessment Survey was provided by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Maternal Child Adolescent Health Unit. Opinions and arguments as expressed in this study do not necessarily reflect those of the funding agency. We would like to thank Kathy Karsting from Maternal Child Adolescent Health, Division of Public Health, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services for her support and advice to this study. We also want to thank Bridget Barnes and other staff at the Boys Town, Common Sense Parenting Program, and Nicky Clark at Heartland Family Service for their assistance to the data collection for this study. We thank Jessica Wiens for her editorial assistance to the manuscript.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, © 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Keywords
- acculturation
- African Americans
- Hispanics
- parenting education
- Physical discipline
- racial and ethnic disparities
