@article{ref1,
title="Positive parenting attitudes and practices in three transitional Eastern European countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and Serbia",
journal="International journal of public health",
year="2016",
author="Petrovic, Marija and Vasic, Vladimir and Petrovic, Oliver and Santric-Milicevic, Milena",
volume="61",
number="5",
pages="621-630",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To identify potential predictors of using only non-violent forms of discipline for children aged 2-14 years and of being against physical punishment among Roma and non-Roma parents/caregivers in Eastern European countries with similar cultural-historical backgrounds. <br><br>METHODS: UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey data collected in 2010-2011 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and Serbia (total of 9973 respondents) were analysed using multivariate logistic regression modelling with receiver operating characteristic analysis. <br><br>RESULTS: Approximately 27 % of the respondents practiced only non-violent child discipline. Roma children experienced only non-violent discipline less than half as often as their non-Roma counterparts. Household wealth index and child sex were significant predictors of positive parenting attitudes and practice. For Roma respondents, rural residence also contributed to being against physical punishment. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Parentscaregivers from more affluent households are more likely than those who are less affluent to be against physical punishment of children and are more likely to practice only non-violent discipline. Evidence-based interventions are required to support existing positive forms of child rearing. These should target less affluent households from Roma settlements in the studied countries.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-8556",
doi="10.1007/s00038-016-0823-y",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-016-0823-y"
}