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Violent Discipline and Parental Behavior: Short- and Medium-Term Effects of Virtual Parenting Support to Caregivers

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Violent Discipline and Parental Behavior: Short- and Medium-Term Effects of Virtual Parenting Support to Caregivers. / Dinarte Diaz, Lelys; Ravindran, Saravana; Shah, Manisha et al.
National Bureau of Economic Research, 2023. (NBER Working Paper Series; Vol. Working Paper 31338).

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Dinarte Diaz, L, Ravindran, S, Shah, M, Powers, S & Baker-Henningham, H 2023 'Violent Discipline and Parental Behavior: Short- and Medium-Term Effects of Virtual Parenting Support to Caregivers' NBER Working Paper Series, vol. Working Paper 31338, National Bureau of Economic Research. https://doi.org/10.3386/w31338

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Dinarte Diaz, L., Ravindran, S., Shah, M., Powers, S., & Baker-Henningham, H. (2023). Violent Discipline and Parental Behavior: Short- and Medium-Term Effects of Virtual Parenting Support to Caregivers. (NBER Working Paper Series; Vol. Working Paper 31338). National Bureau of Economic Research. https://doi.org/10.3386/w31338

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Dinarte Diaz L, Ravindran S, Shah M, Powers S, Baker-Henningham H. 2023. Violent Discipline and Parental Behavior: Short- and Medium-Term Effects of Virtual Parenting Support to Caregivers. National Bureau of Economic Research. (NBER Working Paper Series). https://doi.org/10.3386/w31338

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Dinarte Diaz, Lelys et al. Violent Discipline and Parental Behavior: Short- and Medium-Term Effects of Virtual Parenting Support to Caregivers. NBER Working Paper Series. National Bureau of Economic Research. 2023., https://doi.org/10.3386/w31338

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Dinarte Diaz L, Ravindran S, Shah M, Powers S, Baker-Henningham H. Violent Discipline and Parental Behavior: Short- and Medium-Term Effects of Virtual Parenting Support to Caregivers. National Bureau of Economic Research. 2023 Jun 12. (NBER Working Paper Series). doi: 10.3386/w31338

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Dinarte Diaz, Lelys ; Ravindran, Saravana ; Shah, Manisha et al. / Violent Discipline and Parental Behavior: Short- and Medium-Term Effects of Virtual Parenting Support to Caregivers. National Bureau of Economic Research, 2023. (NBER Working Paper Series).

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T1 - Violent Discipline and Parental Behavior: Short- and Medium-Term Effects of Virtual Parenting Support to Caregivers

AU - Dinarte Diaz, Lelys

AU - Ravindran, Saravana

AU - Shah, Manisha

AU - Powers, Shawn

AU - Baker-Henningham, Helen

PY - 2023/6/12

Y1 - 2023/6/12

N2 - Approximately 75% of children aged 2 to 4 worldwide are regularly subjected to violent discipline across the globe. We study the impact of a virtually-delivered intervention on positive parenting practices in Jamaica. We find the intervention improves caregiver knowledge (0.52 SD) and attitudes around violence (0.2 SD) and leads to meaningful changes in caregiver disciplining behaviors, with a 0.12 SD reduction in violence against children. Treatment children also experience fewer emotional problems (0.17 SD). When we return nine months later, we also findreductions in caregiver depression (0.12 SD), anxiety (0.16 SD), and parental stress (0.16 SD) for treatment caregivers. The virtual delivery has important scalable policy implications which could help decrease violence against children across the globe.

AB - Approximately 75% of children aged 2 to 4 worldwide are regularly subjected to violent discipline across the globe. We study the impact of a virtually-delivered intervention on positive parenting practices in Jamaica. We find the intervention improves caregiver knowledge (0.52 SD) and attitudes around violence (0.2 SD) and leads to meaningful changes in caregiver disciplining behaviors, with a 0.12 SD reduction in violence against children. Treatment children also experience fewer emotional problems (0.17 SD). When we return nine months later, we also findreductions in caregiver depression (0.12 SD), anxiety (0.16 SD), and parental stress (0.16 SD) for treatment caregivers. The virtual delivery has important scalable policy implications which could help decrease violence against children across the globe.

U2 - 10.3386/w31338

DO - 10.3386/w31338

M3 - Working paper

T3 - NBER Working Paper Series

BT - Violent Discipline and Parental Behavior: Short- and Medium-Term Effects of Virtual Parenting Support to Caregivers

PB - National Bureau of Economic Research

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