TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - A short-term evaluation of a hospital no hit zone policy to increase bystander intervention in cases of parent-to-child violence
JO  - Children and youth services review
A1  - Gershoff, Elizabeth Thompson
A1  - Font, Sarah A.
A1  - Taylor, Catherine A.
A1  - Garza, Ann Budzak
A1  - Olson-Dorff, Denyse
A1  - Foster, Rebecca H.
SP  - 155
EP  - 162
VL  - 94
IS  - 
N2  - This study used a pre/post design to evaluate the implementation of a hospital-wide No Hit Zone (NHZ) bystander intervention around parent-to-child hitting. A total of 2,326 staff completed the pre-NHZ survey and received training about the NHZ policy; 623 staff completed the post-test survey 10 months later. A group of 225 parents participated in the pre-NHZ survey and a second group of 180 participated in the post-NHZ survey, also 10 months later. Compared to staff in the pre-NHZ group, staff in the post-NHZ group had more negative attitudes about spanking and more positive attitudes about intervention when parents hit children in the hospital. Few differences were found among the parent pre- and post-groups. This study demonstrated that NHZs are a feasible way to inform and train hospital staff in ways to intervene during incidents of parent-to-child hitting to promote a safe and healthy medical environment.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0190-7409
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.09.040
ID  - ref1
ER  -