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The Impact of the Triple P Seminar Series on Canadian Parents’ Use of Physical Punishment, Non-Physical Punishment and Non-Punitive Responses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 March 2019

Miriam Gonzalez ,
Christine A. Ateah ,
Joan E. Durrant  and
Steven Feldgaier
Miriam Gonzalez*
Affiliation:
McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada
Christine A. Ateah
Affiliation:
College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Joan E. Durrant
Affiliation:
Community Health Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Steven Feldgaier
Affiliation:
Clinical Health Psychology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
*
*Corresponding author: Miriam Gonzalez, McGill University and at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, H4A 3S5. Email: miriam.gonzalez@mail.mcgill.ca
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Abstract

Physical punishment of children is linked to negative developmental outcomes. The widely used Positive Parenting Program (Triple P) promotes alternative responses to physical punishment. Data on the effectiveness of the Triple P Seminar Series is limited. In this study, Canadian parents’ reports of physical punishment, non-physical punishment, and non-punitive responses were compared before and after they attended the Triple P Seminar Series. Twenty-seven parents of children aged 2 to 6 years attended the Seminar Series and completed pre- and post-intervention questionnaires measuring the number of times they used various physical punishments, non-physical punishments, and non-punitive responses in the past month. Hypotheses were tested using univariate descriptive analyses, paired samples t tests, and Wilcoxon Signed Rank Tests. Parents’ reports of physical punishment decreased on only one of the four physical punishment items (shaking/grabbing) from pre- to post-intervention. Over the course of the Seminar Series, parents became more likely to emphasise rules and to punish their children by taking things away from them. The findings suggest that the Seminar Series has limited effectiveness in reducing physical punishments or increasing non-punitive responses. Further research on this question is needed.

Keywords

parenting trainingphysical punishmentparenting responsesCanadian parent
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Behaviour Change , Volume 36 , Issue 2 , June 2019 , pp. 102 - 120
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Copyright © The Author(s) 2019 

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