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| Title |
Harsh discipline relates to internalizing problems and cognitive functioning: findings from a cross-sectional study with school children in Tanzania
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| Published in |
BMC Psychiatry, April 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12888-016-0828-3 |
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| Authors |
Tobias Hecker, Katharin Hermenau, Charlotte Salmen, Martin Teicher, Thomas Elbert |
| Abstract |
Child maltreatment poses a risk to children and adolescents' mental health and may also affect cognitive functioning. Also harsh discipline has been frequently associated with mental health problems. However, within societies in which harsh disciplinary methods are culturally normed and highly prevalent less is known about the association between harsh punishment, mental health problems, and cognitive functioning. In a cross-sectional study, we conducted structured clinical interviews with a sample of Tanzanian primary school students assessing exposure to harsh discipline (Maltreatment and Abuse Chronology of Exposure), internalizing problems (Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire, Children's Depression Inventory), and working memory (Corsi Blocktapping Task). School performance was measured by using the exam grades in 4 core subjects. The 409 children (52 % boys) had a mean age of 10.5 years (range: 6 - 15). Using structural equation modeling, a strong relationship was found between harsh discipline and internalizing problems (β = .47), which were related to lower working memory capacity (β = -.17) and school performance (β = -.17). The present study suggests that harsh discipline is closely linked to children's internalizing mental health problems, which are in turn associated with lower cognitive functioning and school performance. Given the high rates of harsh discipline experienced by children in East African homes and elsewhere, the findings of the present study emphasize the need to inform the population at large about the potentially adverse consequences associated with harsh discipline. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 1 | 17% |
| United States | 1 | 17% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 3 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 83% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 17% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 234 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 233 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 34 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 27 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 26 | 11% |
| Researcher | 23 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 15 | 6% |
| Other | 46 | 20% |
| Unknown | 63 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 78 | 33% |
| Social Sciences | 32 | 14% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 15 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 3% |
| Neuroscience | 5 | 2% |
| Other | 23 | 10% |
| Unknown | 74 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 16. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 05 July 2023.
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#17
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