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

Shawna Lee, Brian Perron, Catherine Taylor and Neil Guterman
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Shawna Lee: Wayne State University
Brian Perron: University of Michigan
Catherine Taylor: Tulane University
Neil Guterman: University of Chicago

No 1192, Working Papers from Princeton University, School of Public and International Affairs, Center for Research on Child Wellbeing.

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.

Keywords: Fragile families; childbearing; nonmarital childbearing; fartherhood; fathers; corporal punishment; behavior problems; stress; depression (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D19 D63 I30 J12 J15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-10
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