Mothers' Perceptions and Experiences on Corporal Punishment within the Family Systems Approach Framework

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dc.authoridYASAR, MUSTAFA/0000-0002-8421-4406
dc.authoridkurt, hulya/0000-0002-0211-1463
dc.contributor.authorKurt, Serife Hulya
dc.contributor.authorYasar, Mustafa
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-17T12:27:36Z
dc.date.available2025-03-17T12:27:36Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentTarsus Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to examine mothers' perceptions and experiences of corporal punishment during interactions with their children according to the Family Systems Approach. Interviews were conducted with 19 mothers of 5-6 years old children living in a small town, Anamur, on the Mediterranean coast, in the province of Mersin, Turkey. Collected data were analyzed through qualitative content analysis, and analysis revealed participating mothers exposed their children to corporal punishment and considered some situations acceptable. Typically, mothers used physical force to prevent or manage children's unwanted behavior, express their anger, and/or re-establish their authority. Participating mothers perceived corporal punishment as unacceptable when it involved children's physical needs and/or safety. According to the Family Systems Approach, these mothers failed to meet their children's needs of individualization due to their role organizing the family's daily routine. Mothers' overly-excessive proximity to their children, both emotionally and physically, increased the tendency to be intrusive in the children's lives. Thus, problems of hierarchy and extremely permeable boundaries between family members seemed to form the basis of corporal punishment. Draws on qualitative data from interviews with mothers from a coastal town in Turkey.Shows how corporal punishment emerged as a reflection of relationships and processes between family members.Mothers found it unacceptable to use corporal punishment particularly when it concerned their child's physical needs and/or safety.Mothers used corporal punishment in several ways and considered some situations acceptable.Mothers used physical force with the intention of preventing or managing children's unwanted behavior, expressing their own anger, and rebuilding authority over their children.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10826-023-02728-4
dc.identifier.issn1062-1024
dc.identifier.issn1573-2843
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85185140184
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-023-02728-4
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13099/2350
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001161364300003
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Child and Family Studies
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250316
dc.subjectCorporal punishment
dc.subjectFamily Systems Approach
dc.subjectmother's corporal punishment perception
dc.subjectfamily relationships and corporal punishment
dc.subjectqualitative study
dc.titleMothers' Perceptions and Experiences on Corporal Punishment within the Family Systems Approach Framework
dc.typeArticle

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