Table 4.
Parents who read NHZ materials | |||
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All (n = 70) |
Parents who reported spanking their children (n = 22) |
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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 |