Paternal Disciplinary Styles in Two Cultures

Australia and India

Bibliographic Data

ID5172033
AuthorsShanti Balda (Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University), Kym Irving (School of Early Childhood, Faculty of Education, Queens land University of Technology , Brisbane, Australia)
Year1999
Volume10
Issue3
Pages195-199
Publication date1999-05-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Human Ecology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0970-9274 • E-ISSN: 2456-6608
PublisherKamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1080/09709274.1999.11907475
OpenAlexW2770222566
LanguageEN
References cited8

Fifty five Australian and 55 Indian fathers of 4 to 6 years old children participated in the present study. A questionnaire was used to gather information on family demographics and fathers beliefs and practices about disciplinary styles. The results of this study indicated cultural similarities and differences. In both cultures, fathers were more likely to use induction and believed that children respond better to reasoning (percentages were higher for Indian fathers) and a combination of reasoning and punishment A few Australian fathers also believed that children respond better to punishment and deprivation of privileges Compared lo more educated fathers, less educated fathers in both cultural groups were more likely to use verbal reprimand, deprivation of privileges and physical punishment. Fathers in both cultural groups practised similar disciplinary methods for 4 to 6 years old sons and daughters

Child discipline · Corporal punishment · Demographics · Developmental psychology · Discipline · Poison control · Social science · Sociology · Spanking · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Demography · Early Childhood Education and Development · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology

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