A study was conducted by Maryland-based anti-spanking advocate John Benjamin Guthrow. He compared data from state, federal and local government agencies for the top 1 states who use corporal punishment most frequently in their schools. He found a correlation between corporal punishment in schools and a variety of negative social consequences.
Even though it is possible that corporal punishment is directly related to those children murdering someone when they get older this study does not determine that is true. There are other factors that could determine this correlation. For instance, it is the parents' and teachers' that decide if spanking should be allowed in school so it is possible that the high murder rate is because of adults' violent influence. Also those states that allowed spanking had high poverty and low education and health. Murder rates could be the result of poor environmental conditions at home rather than the school.
I hypothesis that negative social consequences is directly related home environment rather than corporal punishment in schools. In order to fully understand if spanking is related to negative social consequences the sample should include schools from all states rather than just the five states with the highest murder rate and the five states with the lowest murder rate. I would use longitudinal design to determine if spanking was directly related to negative social consequences. By using longitudinal design this study will eliminate bias by determining if there is a direct association rather than finding correlations in the data.
http://www.womensenews.org/story/health/010923/experts-say-harms-children
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment