Understanding the childhood experiences of Singaporeans: a qualitative study analysing parents' and young adult children's perceptions of physical discipline

• Main Author: Er, Jia Yun
• Other Authors: Setoh Pei Pei
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2023
• Subjects: Social sciences::Psychology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/168271
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Despite being banned in more than 30 countries, physical discipline remains legal and widely accepted in Singapore, with eight in ten parents reporting its use. Given that physical discipline is associated with detrimental outcomes such as increased aggression and poor parent-child relationships, th...