TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Reductions in parental use of corporal punishment on pre-school children following participation in the moms' empowerment program
JO  - Journal of interpersonal violence
A1  - Grogan-Kaylor, Andrew
A1  - Galano, Maria M.
A1  - Howell, Kathryn H.
A1  - Miller-Graff, Laura
A1  - Graham-Bermann, Sandra A.
SP  - 1563
EP  - 1582
VL  - 34
IS  - 8
N2  - Corporal punishment is a widely used and widely endorsed form of parental discipline. Inter-partner violence places enormous stress upon women. The rate of corporal punishment is higher in homes where other types of domestic violence are also occurring. This study compares two groups: those who participated in an intervention for women exposed to intimate partner violence (The Moms' Empowerment Program [MEP]) and those in a comparison group. Using standardized measures, women in both groups were assessed at baseline and at the end of the program, 5 weeks later. The 113 mothers who participated in the MEP program had significantly improved their parenting, such that they had less use of physical punishment post-intervention. <br><br>FINDINGS suggest that a relatively brief community-based intervention program can reduce the use of parental physical punishment even in disadvantaged populations coping with stressful circumstances.<br><br>© The Author(s) 2016.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0886-2605
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260516651627
ID  - ref1
ER  -