Maternal punishment practices in a rural area of Turkey.
OBJECTIVE
We examined a number of maternal characteristics that influence punishment practices in a rural area of Turkey.


METHODS
Questionnaires were filled out in face-to-face interviews with 539 mothers who agreed to participate in this study.


RESULTS
The majority findings of this study were as follows: all of the mothers had used various forms of punishment on their children; hitting other children was the primary reason for punishment, and hitting was the most common form of punishment used by mothers. Another interesting finding of this study was that mothers did not demonstrate the same responses to their children when they were alone as when others were present. Mothers commonly felt regret in the post-punishment period.


CONCLUSIONS
These findings can be useful in establishing parental educational programming that is directed at decreasing the rates of punishment practices.
Buldukoglu
Kadriye
K
Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Department, Antalya School of Health, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
Kukulu
Kamile
K
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002668:Child Rearing / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D008875:Middle Aged; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D011678:Punishment; D012424:Rural Population; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey