Title

Paternal Psychosocial Characteristics and Corporal Punishment of their 3-Year Old Children

Author(s)

Shawna J. Lee Shawna Lee (Wayne State University)

Brian E. Perron Brian Perron (University of Michigan)

Catherine A. Taylor Catherine Taylor (Tulane University)

Neil B. Guterman Neil Guterman (University of Chicago)

Abstract

This study uses data from 2,309 biological fathers who participated in the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS) to examine associations between psychosocial characteristics and levels of corporal punishment (CP) toward their 3-year old children over the past month. Results indicate that 61% of the fathers reported no CP over the past month, 23% reported using CP once or twice, and 16% reported using CP a few times in the past month or more. In multivariate models controlling for important socio-demographic factors as well as characteristics of the child, fathers? parenting stress, major depression, alcohol use, and drug use were significantly associated with greater use of CP, whereas involvement with the child and generalized anxiety order were not. Girls were less likely to be the recipient of CP than boys, and child externalizing behavior problems but not internalizing behavior problems were associated with more CP.

Creation Date

2009-10

Section URL ID

CRCW

Paper Number

WP09-18-FF.pdf

URL

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/44648904_Paternal_Psychosocial_Characteristics_and_Corporal_Punishment_of_Their_3-Year-Old_Children

File Function

Jel

D190, D630, J120, J150, I300

Keyword(s)

Fragile families, childbearing, nonmarital childbearing, fartherhood, fathers, corporal punishment, behavior problems, stress, depression

Suppress

false

Series

8