{"id":17818,"date":"2025-05-22T16:29:52","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T16:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=17818"},"modified":"2025-05-22T16:29:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T16:29:52","slug":"global-study-physical-punishment-harms-childrens-mental-and-physical-health-long-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/05\/22\/global-study-physical-punishment-harms-childrens-mental-and-physical-health-long-term\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Study: Physical Punishment Harms Children\u2019s Mental and Physical Health Long-Term"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-A recent psychological study, published in early May in Nature Human Behaviour, highlights the severe negative consequences of corporal punishment on children, both short-term and long-term, especially in low- and middle-income countries where child mental health services are lacking.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"1065\" data-end=\"1111\">Widespread Harm of Physical Discipline<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1113\" data-end=\"1509\">Researchers from the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University revealed that while physical punishment harms children universally, its impact is especially severe in developing nations. These societies often accept physical discipline as a method of education due to cultural norms and the absence of protection centers for abused children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1511\" data-end=\"1910\">Most countries now have laws banning physical punishment in schools and homes, following decades of research showing its harmful effects. The UN Secretary-General has called for a global ban on inflicting physical pain as a disciplinary tool. In 2006, corporal punishment was defined as any intentional method of causing pain, from using sticks or belts to harsh slapping or violent shaking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1912\" data-end=\"2033\">As a result, 65 countries have outlawed all forms of corporal punishment, particularly those with high income levels.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17821\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17821\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17821 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4555-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"New research in Nature Human Behaviour reveals lasting trauma from corporal punishment\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4555-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4555-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4555-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4555.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17821\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Researchers from the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University revealed that while physical punishment harms children universally, its impact is especially severe in developing nations.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"2040\" data-end=\"2080\">Comprehensive Global Data Review<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2082\" data-end=\"2227\">This study analyzed data from 195 previous studies conducted between 2002 and 2004 across 92 low- and middle-income countries, examining:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2228\" data-end=\"2413\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2228\" data-end=\"2258\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2230\" data-end=\"2258\">Parent-child relationships<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2259\" data-end=\"2300\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2261\" data-end=\"2300\">Children\u2019s physical and mental health<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2301\" data-end=\"2350\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2303\" data-end=\"2350\">Behavioral, emotional, and social development<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2351\" data-end=\"2413\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2353\" data-end=\"2413\">Environmental factors (home, school, child labor conditions)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2415\" data-end=\"2453\">Researchers explored questions like:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2454\" data-end=\"2623\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2454\" data-end=\"2531\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2456\" data-end=\"2531\">Do physically punished children show signs of poor sleep or chronic pain?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2532\" data-end=\"2573\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2534\" data-end=\"2573\">Do they become violent toward others?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2574\" data-end=\"2623\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2576\" data-end=\"2623\">What is their home and school environment like?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2625\" data-end=\"2688\">The study also included detailed family profiles to assess:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2689\" data-end=\"2845\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2689\" data-end=\"2733\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2691\" data-end=\"2733\">Socioeconomic and educational background<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2734\" data-end=\"2782\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2736\" data-end=\"2782\">History of substance abuse or mental illness<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2783\" data-end=\"2845\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2785\" data-end=\"2845\">Cultural acceptance of violence, especially against children<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17820\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17820\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17820 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/455-1.jpg\" alt=\"corporal punishment effects\" width=\"1000\" height=\"627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/455-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/455-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/455-1-768x482.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17820\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Widespread Harm of Physical Discipline<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"2852\" data-end=\"2899\">Emotional Detachment and Health Decline<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2901\" data-end=\"3125\">The findings confirmed that corporal punishment significantly deteriorates emotional bonds between children and caregivers, pushing children to normalize violence and often act out in aggressive or self-destructive ways.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3127\" data-end=\"3200\">Key issues identified in children exposed to physical punishment include:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3201\" data-end=\"3406\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"3201\" data-end=\"3250\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3203\" data-end=\"3250\">Chronic pain, fatigue, poor sleep quality<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"3251\" data-end=\"3318\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3253\" data-end=\"3318\">Depression, withdrawal, aggression, and antisocial behavior<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"3319\" data-end=\"3406\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3321\" data-end=\"3406\">Substance abuse, academic decline, poor language skills, and social isolation<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3408\" data-end=\"3636\">Crucially, the study found no positive outcomes associated with corporal punishment. Instead, it emphasized that children subjected to it are more likely to suffer from long-term psychological, behavioral, and health issues.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"3643\" data-end=\"3688\">Cultural Perceptions and Risk Factors<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3690\" data-end=\"3954\">The severity of harm varied by culture. In societies that normalize beating children at certain ages or for specific offenses, children showed slightly more tolerance\u2014but this does not erase the damage, especially when punishment is severe or repeated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3956\" data-end=\"4144\">In contrast, in cultures where corporal punishment is socially condemned, such acts often leave deep psychological scars, as they are viewed as humiliation and emotional rejection.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16398\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16398\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16398 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mm-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"child abuse research\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mm-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mm-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mm.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16398\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Most children who were subjected to violence also suffered from physical health problems such as chronic pain, persistent fatigue, headaches, and poor sleep quality<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"4151\" data-end=\"4188\">Urgent Call for Global Reform<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4190\" data-end=\"4387\">The study urges immediate intervention in low-income countries, where 2 in 3 children under five experience physical punishment\u2014putting their long-term health and development at grave risk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4389\" data-end=\"4582\">With 90% of the world\u2019s children living in these regions, the authors stress that reducing and eventually eliminating corporal punishment is a global health and human rights imperative.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-A recent psychological study, published in early May in Nature Human Behaviour, highlights the severe negative consequences of corporal punishment on children, both short-term and long-term, especially in low- and middle-income countries where child mental health services are lacking. Widespread Harm of Physical Discipline Researchers from the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17819,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[5571,3597],"class_list":["post-17818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-corporal-punishment-on-children","tag-education"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Global Study: Physical Punishment Harms Children\u2019s Mental and Physical Health Long-Term - Watan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A global study analyzing 195 cases across 92 countries links corporal punishment to long-term mental, emotional.. physical damage in children\" 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