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Culture and discipline: Perceptions of appropriate use of corporal punishment

Posted on:2010-12-02Degree:Ph.DType:Dissertation
University:Alliant International University, San DiegoCandidate:Castelli, MariaFull Text:PDF
GTID:1446390002981251Subject:Psychology
Abstract/Summary:
The present study examined the relationships between dimensions of corporal punishment, which include severity and emotional context, as determinants of what African Americans and Caucasians view as acceptable forms of punishment. The final sample consisted of 119 African American and 66 Caucasian participants in southern California.;Four of the study's five null hypotheses were rejected. As predicted, significant relationships were found between emotional context and severity of punishment in making judgments about perceived severity. Contrary to the prediction, a small, negative relationship was observed between Trait Anger with perceived severity of punishment and perception of child abuse within the Angry Emotion Condition and willingness to label punishment as abusive for African American participants. These findings are important in that they highlight some of the limitations of previous research and potential areas for future research. Thus, the relationship between emotional context, severity of punishment and perception of appropriate corporal punishment is very complex.
Keywords/Search Tags:Punishment, Corporal, Emotional context, Severity
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