Neighborhood Crime Undermines Parenting : Violence in the Vicinity of Households as a Predictor of Aggressive Discipline
Child discipline is a central component of parent-child interactions. Evidence suggests corporal discipline impairs children's development and compromises their future chances, especially since it is more frequently used against at-risk children. Using geocoded data, this study analyzes the rel...
- Autores:
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Cuartas Ricaurte, Jorge Armando
- Tipo de recurso:
- Work document
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2017
- Institución:
- Universidad de los Andes
- Repositorio:
- Séneca: repositorio Uniandes
- Idioma:
- eng
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:repositorio.uniandes.edu.co:1992/8799
- Acceso en línea:
- http://hdl.handle.net/1992/8799
- Palabra clave:
- Disciplina infantil - Investigaciones - Colombia
Abuso del niño - Investigaciones - Colombia
Bienestar infantil - Investigaciones - Colombia
- Rights
- openAccess
- License
- https://repositorio.uniandes.edu.co/static/pdf/aceptacion_uso_es.pdf
| Summary: | Child discipline is a central component of parent-child interactions. Evidence suggests corporal discipline impairs children's development and compromises their future chances, especially since it is more frequently used against at-risk children. Using geocoded data, this study analyzes the relation between crimes in the vicinity of households in four major urban municipalities of Colombia and a particularly violent corporal discipline practice: hitting children with objects. Results indicate that exposure to violent crimes, such as homicides and personal injuries, predicts a higher probability of hitting children with objects, even after controlling for a set of individual, family and neighborhood characteristics. These findings suggest households' walls are permeable, and outside threats may interfere with families' dynamics and well-being. Future directions and implications are discussed |
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