Physical discipline as a normative childhood experience in Singapore

• Main Authors: Sudo, Mioko, Won, Ying Qing, Chau, Winnie W. Y., Meaney, Michael J., Kee, Michelle Z. L., Chen, Helen, Eriksson, Johan Gunnar, Yap, Fabian, Rifkin-Graboi, Anne, Tiemeier, Henning, Setoh, Peipei
• Other Authors: School of Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Social sciences::Psychology; Singapore; Parenting
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/170953
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: The cultural normativeness theory posits that specific parenting behaviors can be interpreted as displays of appropriate parenting in contexts where they are deemed normative. Previous studies suggest high acceptance of physical discipline in Singapore, where strict parenting could be in...