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The Prevalence of Corporal Punishment in 2014

Setting the Scene
Corporal Punishment and the Media
Social media such as Facebook and Twitter have become an increasingly large outlet for information of all subjects in the last decade. In particular, headlines of parents using dramatic instances of corporal punishment have surfaced on these sites and on the desktops of the millions of users through the use of the users liking and sharing these videos and articles. Articles such as Hitting Your Kids Increases Their Risk of Mental Illness by Time Magazine writer Bonnie Rochman received over

The methods of corporal punishment and the effects following the use of corporal punishment have been well documented by researchers and psychologists in the last decade. Many of these findings suggest harsh implications on the mental health of children inflicted including increased punitiveness, or want for extreme sanctions, as an adult (Kemme 2014), lower IQ average (Straus 2009), and a correlation between the frequent and infrequent use of corporal punishment in relation to the development of antisocial behavior (Grogan-Kaylor 2004) . Other research provided has stated that the effects of corporal punishment in relation to longterm emotional outcomes may be somewhat exaggerated. The research found by Ferguson (2012) through several studies found that spanking as a form of corporal punishment had a small but non-trivial effect on cognitive performance.

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If American families are in somewhat constant awareness of

the effects of corporal punishment then the reason of why this

prevalence exist must lie deeper within the context and background of each family. Previous Abuse Afflicted on Parents as Children
Previous abuse afflicted on parents can affect the choice of whether to use corporal punishment or not. Individuals who have never experienced parental violence feel that parental violence towards children should be abolished. People who were victims of parental violence during childhood have a greater chance of using corporal punishment as a form of reprimand (Kemme 2012).
Kemme, S., Hanslmaier, M., & Pfeiffer, C. (2014). Experience of Parental Corporal Punishment in Childhood and Adolescence and its Effect on Punitiveness. Journal

Culture of the family

The culture of ones family can also affect the decision to use corporal punishment. When analyzing the culture of ones family as a perspective it is important to look at the society of the family. Living in a society that has a fear of crime increases the chances of corporal punishment (Kemme 2012). Kemme, S., Hanslmaier, M., & Pfeiffer, C. (2014). Experience of Parental Corporal Punishment in Childhood and Adolescence and its Effect on Punitiveness. Journal Of Family Violence, 29(2), 129-142. doi:10.1007/s10896-013-9564-3

Parental Standing in a Family

Whether the parents of a family are together or divorced can affect the choice of whether or not to use corporal punishment as a form of reprimand. Furthermore, the relationship between the mother and father can also affect this choice. It has been found that the chances of the mother using corporal punishment are greater than that of the Father. If a partner is unsupportive, stress caused by this situation will raise the chance of corporal punishment and abuse occurring within the family (Mackenzie 2012).
MacKenzie, M. J., Nicklas, E., Waldfogel, J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2012). Corporal Punishment and Child Behavioural and Cognitive Outcomes through 5 Years of Age: Evidence from a Contemporary Urban Birth Cohort Study. Infant & Child Development,21(1), 3-33 2

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