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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Child Youth Serv Rev. 2018 Sep 30;94:155–162. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.09.040

Table 4.

Attitudes about spanking among parents who read NHZ posters or brochures.

Parents who read NHZ materials
All
(n = 70)
Parents who reported spanking their children
 (n = 22)
1. The NHZ changed my thoughts on discipline. 21.4 36.4
2. I now think spanking (hitting, slapping, popping) a child is wrong. 17.1 27.3
3. I now think spanking (hitting, slapping, popping) a child is harmful. 20.00 36.4
4. I now think there are better ways to discipline a child than spanking. 28.6 50.0
5. I now have more ideas about ways to discipline a child other than spanking. 20.0 27.3
6. I now think that it is OK for medical professionals and staff to intervene if they see someone spanking their child. 25.7 45.5
7. I am now more likely to intervene if I see someone spanking their child. 14.3 18.2
8. I am now more likely to seek help with child discipline if I need it from my child’s pediatrician, nurse, or other medical professional. 24.3 27.3
9. I now think that most medical professionals disapprove of spanking whereas before I thought that most approved of it. 15.7 18.2
10. I now think that most parents disapprove of spanking whereas before I thought that most approved of it. 15.7 9.1