The Meanings Jamaicans Associate with Corporal Punishment

Burke, Taniesha; Sutherland, Olga

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“…Participants who attended the parenting workshop were keen to discuss alternate strategies to corporal punishment, which is still a popular method of punishment (Burke and Kuczynski, 2018). Many Jamaican parents struggle with effective and appropriate parenting (Burke and Sutherland, 2014; United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund [UNICEF], 2018) in a society with chronic levels of poverty and violence (Arthur and Whitley, 2015). Of consideration as well is that attendees at the workshop on Workplace Wellness were recruited from organisations and companies within the private sector which typically offer Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP).…”

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Using faith-based organisations to promote mental health education to underserved populations in Jamaica

Pottinger

Passard

Stair

2021

Health Education Journal

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Objective: The under-utilisation of mental health services by populations because of inadequate mental health education by community leaders and the public is of concern. The primary purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of brief 1-day workshops in educating the public about mental health. Design: Quantitative pre–post evaluation. Setting: Community-based mental health workshops in urban Jamaica. Method: A survey on awareness of mental health resources was completed by 39 community leaders. In addition, 204 participants, who attended three 1-day public educational workshops, anonymously completed evaluations of workshop objectives including met expectations, stimulated learning, and workshop strengths and weaknesses. Of these participants, 157 completed pre–post workshop evaluations to identify subjective improvements in knowledge and competency. Results: Almost 60% of community leaders reported being in regular contact with persons who expressed poor emotional well-being, but typically only referred 25%–30% for mental health counselling. The workshops on mental health education, facilitated by faith-based organisations, were well subscribed by the public and most participants rated them favourably. Significantly more participants reported satisfaction with the workshops on Parenting Practices compared to Workplace Wellness ( p < .05). Wilcoxon Signed Rank tests revealed higher mean scores overall on post-workshop evaluation indicating gain in knowledge and competency; mean pre-test score, 3.26 (0.77), and post-test, 4.38 (0.48), p < .000. Conclusion: One-day mental health education workshops met public expectations and resulted in subjective gains in knowledge and competency. Research is needed to clarify the specific benefits of using public education workshops supported by faith-based organisations to promote mental health.

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Using faith-based organisations to promote mental health education to underserved populations in Jamaica

Pottinger

Passard

Stair

2021

Health Education Journal

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“…These findings are also consistent with studies elsewhere that found that lower social class families are more likely to use psychological control to reduce misbehavior (Hoff-Ginsberg and Tardif, 1995; Chen et al, 2015). The use of mostly power assertive strategies among lower class families may be attributed to a lack of knowledge to alternative options (Burke and Sutherland, 2014), or they may experience more economic challenges that reduce their patience level compared to middle class families.…”

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“…Theoretically, research on children’s socialization in the Jamaican family context has predominantly taken a traditional unilateral or parent-centered approach with an exclusive emphasis on how parents influence children through their discipline practices (Kuczynski, 2003). For example, although there have been some reports of authoritative parenting styles (Lipps et al, 2012), most studies suggest that Jamaican parents have been found to have an authoritarian parenting style, characterized by values that favor strict obedience from children and harsh, punitive discipline (UNICEF, 2010; Burke and Sutherland, 2014). The authoritarian style has been attributed to historical influences including slavery, colonialism, and conservative Christian religion (Barrow, 2001; Bush, 2010; Jemmott, 2015).…”

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“…In contrast, middle class families supported their children’s autonomy by encouraging self-direction, assertiveness, dialogue, and independence (Anderson, 2007; Brown and Johnson, 2008). Older, affluent parents with a higher level of education were found to use less punitive approaches that included the removal of privileges and reasoning (Ricketts and Anderson, 2009), while others have recognized the benefits of child-centered responses that consider children’s needs and perspectives (Burke and Sutherland, 2014). …”

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Jamaican Mothers’ Perceptions of Children’s Strategies for Resisting Parental Rules and Requests

Burke

Kuczynski

2018

Front. Psychol.

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Research on Jamaican socialization of children has primarily focused on parental discipline practices. Little is known about children’s responses to parental attempts to control their behavior. The present study investigated mothers’ perceptions of children’s strategies for resisting their rules and requests. Thirty mothers living in Kingston and St. Andrew, Jamaica, participated in a 1- to 1.5-h semi-structured, open-ended interview regarding their 8- to 12-year-old children. Mothers reported that their children’s resistance strategies included assertive refusal, arguing, ignoring/avoiding, attitude, and negotiation. Most mothers disapproved of their children’s actions and responded with power-assertive strategies such as physical punishment, psychological control, forced compliance, and threats. Few mothers responded with autonomy support strategies including accommodation and reasoning. The findings provided insight into the ways Jamaican children use their agency to protect their autonomy despite their mothers’ greater power, and the relational nature of children’s influence on their mothers’ behaviors and reactions. More research is needed to expand our knowledge of child agency in Afro-Caribbean families and the various ways that parents may support their growing autonomy that is socially constructive.

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“…In Barbados, 54% of adults approve of hitting children with a belt, cane, or strap ("flogging"), but 74% of Barbadian children oppose flogging or caning at school (Caribbean Development Research Services, 2009). In Jamaica, discipline is severe, consisting of beatings and floggings, and parents use their hands, sticks, belts, shoes and switches to carry out this physical punishment (Burke & Sutherland, 2014). These discipline techniques are not reserved for what would be considered severe infractions; children are punished this way for lying, stealing, being disobedient or impolite; not completing their chores, "playing in the house" "crying too much", and "not eating" the food that was given to them (Smith & Mosby, 2003).…”

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Attitudes and beliefs about corporal punishment among inner city homeless parents : a qualitative narrative study

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Despite the large body of research on the harmful effects and ineffectiveness of corporal punishment (CP), it is a common and socially acceptable method of child discipline in the United States. Parents are most likely to use CP when experiencing one or more stressors or lack social supports; one group of parents that suffers from multiple stressors and lacks social support is homeless parents. A qualitative, narrative study was conducted to explore the attitudes and beliefs of homeless parents regarding the use of CP, their opinions about the No-Hit policy at the shelter where they live, and what types of help or support they believed the shelter could provide for them. Data were collected from 18 homeless parents (n = 14 mothers; n = 4 fathers), age twenty to fifty-seven years, living in a shelter in a large Midwestern urban area. Results yielded five themes: (1) substantial participant experiences of childhood physical and emotional trauma; (2) clear conceptual definitions of and reasons for hitting children; (3) participant perspectives on interventions and policies related to corporal punishment; (4) strong family, community, religious and cultural influences on participant beliefs about hitting children; and (5) financial help from the shelter and help with housing is a main priority need expressed by participants. Findings present important implications for the development of more culturally sensitive and trauma-informed educational strategies, practices and policies for families and children impacted by poverty and violence.

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The Meanings Jamaicans Associate with Corporal Punishment

Cited by 5 publications

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Using faith-based organisations to promote mental health education to underserved populations in Jamaica

Using faith-based organisations to promote mental health education to underserved populations in Jamaica

Jamaican Mothers’ Perceptions of Children’s Strategies for Resisting Parental Rules and Requests

Attitudes and beliefs about corporal punishment among inner city homeless parents : a qualitative narrative study

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