Is religious affiliation associated with parent disciplinary behavior in Suriname and Guyana.

Autor: McLennan JD; Departments of Psychiatry & Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, and Mathison Centre for Mental Health Research & Education, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada. Electronic address: jmclenna@ucalgary.ca., Afifi TO; Departments of Community Health Sciences and Psychiatry, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. Electronic address: tracie.afifi@umanitoba.ca., MacMillan HL; Departments of Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, and of Pediatrics, Faculty of Health Sciences, and Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada. Electronic address: macmilnh@mcmaster.ca., Warriyar K V V; Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada. Electronic address: vineethawarriyar.kod@ucalgary.ca.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Child abuse & neglect [Child Abuse Negl] 2024 Sep; Vol. 155, pp. 106960. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 30.
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106960
Abstrakt: Background: Although limited, there is some evidence that certain physical punishments may vary by household religion.
Objective: This study aimed to determine whether parent disciplinary behavior varies by religious affiliation in two countries which have large, diverse religious groups.
Participants and Setting: Data from Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys for Suriname (2018) and Guyana (2019-20), which contain nationally representative household samples, were used. The study was restricted to the three most prevalent religious groups: Christians, Hindus, and Muslims.
Methods: Adult responses to a standardized survey that included questions about use of disciplinary behaviors in the household towards children (aged 1-14 years) were examined in relation to religious affiliation of the head-of-household and multiple covariates.
Results: Of the 3518 Suriname households, 62.4 %, 23.3 % and 14.3 % were Christians, Hindus, and Muslims, respectively. Compared to Christians, children in both Hindu and Muslim households had significantly lower odds of being hit with an object in adjusted logistic regression models. However, only Hindus had lower odds of being spanked and Muslims lower odds of exposure to a combined physical and non-physical practice, compared to Christians. Of the 2535 Guyana households, 69.5 %, 23.5 % and 7.0 % were Christians, Hindus, and Muslims, respectively. Children in Hindu, but not Muslim households, had significantly lower odds of being spanked, hit with an object, and exposed to a combine practice in adjusted models compared to Christians.
Conclusions: Partial support was found for a potential influence of religion on some disciplinary behaviors. Further investigation is warranted to identify possible conditions and mechanisms.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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