@article{ref1,
title="Validity of a scale measuring beliefs regarding the "positive" effects of punishing children: a study of Mexican mothers",
journal="Child abuse and neglect",
year="1995",
author="Corral-Verdugo, V. and Frias-Armenta, M. and Romero, Monica and Muñoz, A.",
volume="19",
number="6",
pages="669-679",
abstract="This paper discusses the influence that &quot;beliefs concerning the corrective effects of punishment&quot; have on child punishment and abuse in a Mexican population. One hundred and five mothers responded to a questionnaire measuring these beliefs, and their responses were contrasted with the report those mothers gave regarding the physical punishment they inflict upon their children. A scale consisting of six items registering beliefs was developed and administered. The reliability (internal consistency) of the scale was assessed, and its validity was tested by using a factor analytic structural equations model which produced high factorial loadings from a &quot;beliefs&quot; factor to the scale's items. This was interpreted as a confirmation of construct validity. An indication of predictive validity was found in a high, significant structural correlation between the beliefs factor and a &quot;corrective punishment&quot; factor, measured by a series of related items. Mothers reported as abusing their children produced higher scores on the &quot;beliefs&quot; scale as compared to &quot;control&quot; mothers. The direct, significant effect of parent's beliefs on the punishment of children explains much about the child maltreatment problem in the studied society.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0145-2134",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}