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The Association Between Corporal Punishment and Problem Behaviors Among Chinese Adolescents: The Indirect Role of Self-Control and School Engagement

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  • Gaoxi Hu

    (Tianhe College of Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University
    Macau University of Science and Technology)

  • Zhenzhou Bao

    (GanNan Normal Univeristy)

  • Ting Nie

    (Macau University of Science and Technology)

  • Yaozhong Liu

    (Jinan University)

  • Jianjun Zhu

    (South China Normal University)

Abstract

There is a large gap in knowledge about the mechanism by which corporal punishment is associated with problem behaviors. The current study addressed this by testing a model involving self-control and school engagement as mediators in a sample of Chinese adolescents. A sample of 505 adolescents completed anonymous questionnaires regarding corporal punishment, self-control, school engagement, and problem behaviors. Structural equation models showed that self-control mediated the association between corporal punishment and school engagement; self-control exerted an indirect effect on problem behaviors via school engagement; furthermore, corporal punishment might impact problem behaviors by the way of self-control and school engagement in sequence, implying the crucial roles of self-control and school engagement as particularly valuable intervention points. The present study contributes to our understanding of key mechanisms underlying the association between corporal punishment and adolescent problem behavior and can be used to guide future intervention development.

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  • Gaoxi Hu & Zhenzhou Bao & Ting Nie & Yaozhong Liu & Jianjun Zhu, 2019. "The Association Between Corporal Punishment and Problem Behaviors Among Chinese Adolescents: The Indirect Role of Self-Control and School Engagement," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 12(4), pages 1465-1479, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:chinre:v:12:y:2019:i:4:d:10.1007_s12187-018-9592-x
    DOI: 10.1007/s12187-018-9592-x
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    Cited by:

    1. Ji-Kang Chen & Zixin Pan & Li-Chih Wang, 2021. "Parental Beliefs and Actual Use of Corporal Punishment, School Violence and Bullying, and Depression in Early Adolescence," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(12), pages 1-15, June.
    2. Jiang, Chaoxin & Shi, Jiaming, 2024. "Money or Time? The association between parental investment, school engagement and adolescent behavioral problem," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 157(C).

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