J Korean Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry.  2017 Jan;28(1):20-24. 10.5765/jkacap.2017.28.1.20.

Twenty-Five Years of Physical Punishment Research: What Have We Learned?

• Durrant JE
• Ensom R

• KMID: 2369528
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5765/jkacap.2017.28.1.20

Abstract

Over the past quarter century, research on physical punishment has proliferated. Almost without exception, these studies have identified physical punishment as a risk factor in children's behavioral, emotional, cognitive and brain development. At the same time, the United Nations has established that physical punishment constitutes a breach of children's basic human rights to protection and dignity. Together, research findings and human rights standards have propelled profound global change. To date, 51 countries have prohibited all physical punishment of children. In this article, we review the literature on physical punishment within its historical context, and provide recommendations for health professionals working with families.

Keyword

Physical punishment; Corporal punishment; Child abuse; Child development; Children's rights

MeSH Terms

Brain
Child
Child Abuse
Child Development
Health Occupations
Human Rights
Humans
Punishment*
Risk Factors
United Nations