Parenting Interventions to Prevent and Reduce Physical Punishment: A Scoping Review

Isabel Garces-Davila (), Ashley Stewart-Tufescu, Janice Linton, Julie-Anne McCarthy, Sonya Gill, Aleksandra Ciochon Newton, Samantha Salmon, Tamara Taillieu and Tracie O. Afifi
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Isabel Garces-Davila: Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0W3, Canada
Ashley Stewart-Tufescu: Faculty of Social Work, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
Janice Linton: Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library, Bannatyne Campus, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0W3, Canada
Julie-Anne McCarthy: Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0W3, Canada
Sonya Gill: Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0W3, Canada
Aleksandra Ciochon Newton: Department of Statistics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
Samantha Salmon: Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0W3, Canada
Tamara Taillieu: Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0W3, Canada
Tracie O. Afifi: Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0W3, Canada

IJERPH, 2024, vol. 21, issue 11, 1-33

Abstract: Physical punishment is the most common form of violence against children worldwide and is associated with an increased risk of long-term adverse outcomes. Interventions targeting parents/caregivers are frequently implemented to prevent and reduce the use of physical punishment. This scoping review aimed to map the existing literature on evidence-informed parenting interventions targeting physical punishment. A scoping review following the World Health Organization (WHO) Review Guide, the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) 2020 Guide for scoping reviews, was conducted to address the objective of this review. An academic health sciences librarian systematically searched electronic databases (EBSCO, MEDLINE, EMBASE, SCOPUS) for peer-reviewed journal articles. Two reviewers independently screened titles and abstracts, followed by a full-text review according to inclusion and exclusion criteria following the Participants, Concept, and Context framework. Eighty-one studies were included for full-text eligibility. The results suggest that most interventions examined were conducted in North America, targeted mothers and fathers, and were delivered in person. The results from this scoping review describe the state of evidence-informed parenting interventions to prevent and reduce physical punishment. This review found opportunities for future research to implement effective parenting interventions on a larger societal scale and use mixed methods approaches to evaluate parenting interventions.

Keywords: parenting interventions; physical punishment; scoping review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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