TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Is It Considered Violence? The Acceptability of Physical Punishment of Children in Europe
JO  - Journal of marriage and family
A1  - Gracia, Enrique
A1  - Herrero, Juan
SP  - 210
EP  - 217
VL  - 70
IS  - 1
N2  - This study analyzes correlates of the acceptability of physical punishment of children in Europe. The design was a three-level ordinal logistic regression of 10,812 people nested within 208 localities (cities), nested within 14 countries of the European Union. Results showed that higher levels of acceptability were reported by men, the older, the less educated, and those who perceived that violence against children was less frequent in their own country. At the country level, the existence of laws prohibiting physical punishment of children as well as a lower number of child maltreatment deaths were significantly associated with lower levels of acceptability of physical punishment of children. Findings suggest that education efforts at the individual and population level are needed.<p /> 
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SN  - 0022-2445
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3737.2007.00472.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -