Research<\/h2>\n\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\t\n\tThe message from research is very clear: corporal punishment carries multiple risks of harm and has no benefits.<\/strong><\/p>Corporal punishment is a violation of children\u2019s rights and international human rights law requires prohibition and elimination of all corporal punishment, including in the family home.<\/p>
Research can powerfully illuminate and support advocacy on the issue, and the evidence is now overwhelming \u2013 more than 300 studies over 50 years involving 100,000s of children show associations between corporal punishment and a wide range of negative outcomes, while no studies have found evidence of any benefits. <\/p>
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\n\t\n\n\n\t\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\n\t\n\tEvidence from research also illustrates how corporal punishment violates not just children\u2019s right to freedom from all violence, but also their rights to health, development and education, and has damaging effects on society as well as individuals. It supports arguments that the prohibition and elimination of corporal punishment is a low-cost effective public health measure, for example in the prevention of domestic violence, mental illness and antisocial behaviour and to support welfare, education and developmental outcomes for children.<\/p>
Our research summaries aim to put the evidence from research into the hands of policy makers and all those working to #EndCorporalPunishment<\/p>
Research summaries are also available in French<\/a>, Portuguese<\/a> and Spanish<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\t\n \n \n ![\"Positive](\"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Positive-impact-of-prohibition-of-corporal-punishment-491x700.png\")
\n <\/a>\n \t<\/div>\n\t\n <\/h2>\n Research summary: The positive impact of prohibition<\/span>\n \n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n <\/section>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\t\n\n\n\t\n\tResearch on the negative effects of corporal punishment<\/h3>
The evidence that corporal punishment is harmful to children, adults and societies is overwhelming. The more than 300 studies included in our review of research on the impact of and associations with corporal punishment show links between corporal punishment and a wide range of negative outcomes, including:<\/p>
- direct physical harm<\/li>
- negative impacts on mental and physical health<\/li>
- poor moral internalisation and increased antisocial behaviour<\/li>
- increased aggression in children<\/li>
- increased violent and criminal behaviour in adults<\/li>
- damaged education<\/li>
- damaged family relationships<\/li>
- increased acceptance and use of other forms of violence<\/li><\/ul>
Intended for use by advocates for prohibition, the review illuminates how corporal punishment violates not just children\u2019s right to freedom from all violence, but also their rights to health, development and education.<\/p>
You can download the research review here in full, seven-page summary and one-page headline forms.<\/p>
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\n <\/a>\n \t<\/div>\n\t\n <\/h2>\n \n Download the research headlines (also available in FR and ES)<\/span>\n \n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n <\/section>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\t\n\n\n\t\n \n \n \n <\/a>\n \t<\/div>\n\t\n <\/h2>\n <\/span>\n \n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\t\n\tResearch on the positive impact of prohibition<\/h3>
End Corporal Punishment monitors research on the positive impact of prohibiting corporal punishment and other measures taken to reduce its use, and has prepared a paper,\u00a0The positive impact of prohibition of corporal punishment on children\u2019s lives: messages from research<\/strong><\/em>. The paper summarises research showing reductions in the approval and use of corporal punishment in some countries which have reformed their laws to prohibit all corporal punishment of children.<\/p>Download The positive impact of prohibition of corporal punishment on children\u2019s lives: messages from research<\/strong><\/em> here.<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n <\/section>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\t\n\n\n\t\n\n\tCorporal punishment of children and public health: What does the research tell us?<\/h4>\n\t<\/div>\n\tIn October 2021 we hosted a seminar with the World Health Organisation called 'Corporal punishment of children and public health: What does the research tell us?'. You can watch a recording of the seminar here<\/a> and read a summary and see the presentation slides here.<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n
The message from research is very clear: corporal punishment carries multiple risks of harm and has no benefits.<\/strong><\/p> Corporal punishment is a violation of children\u2019s rights and international human rights law requires prohibition and elimination of all corporal punishment, including in the family home.<\/p> Research can powerfully illuminate and support advocacy on the issue, and the evidence is now overwhelming \u2013 more than 300 studies over 50 years involving 100,000s of children show associations between corporal punishment and a wide range of negative outcomes, while no studies have found evidence of any benefits. <\/p> <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n Evidence from research also illustrates how corporal punishment violates not just children\u2019s right to freedom from all violence, but also their rights to health, development and education, and has damaging effects on society as well as individuals. It supports arguments that the prohibition and elimination of corporal punishment is a low-cost effective public health measure, for example in the prevention of domestic violence, mental illness and antisocial behaviour and to support welfare, education and developmental outcomes for children.<\/p> Our research summaries aim to put the evidence from research into the hands of policy makers and all those working to #EndCorporalPunishment<\/p> Research summaries are also available in French<\/a>, Portuguese<\/a> and Spanish<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n The evidence that corporal punishment is harmful to children, adults and societies is overwhelming. The more than 300 studies included in our review of research on the impact of and associations with corporal punishment show links between corporal punishment and a wide range of negative outcomes, including:<\/p> Intended for use by advocates for prohibition, the review illuminates how corporal punishment violates not just children\u2019s right to freedom from all violence, but also their rights to health, development and education.<\/p> You can download the research review here in full, seven-page summary and one-page headline forms.<\/p> <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n End Corporal Punishment monitors research on the positive impact of prohibiting corporal punishment and other measures taken to reduce its use, and has prepared a paper,\u00a0The positive impact of prohibition of corporal punishment on children\u2019s lives: messages from research<\/strong><\/em>. The paper summarises research showing reductions in the approval and use of corporal punishment in some countries which have reformed their laws to prohibit all corporal punishment of children.<\/p> Download The positive impact of prohibition of corporal punishment on children\u2019s lives: messages from research<\/strong><\/em> here.<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n <\/section>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n In October 2021 we hosted a seminar with the World Health Organisation called 'Corporal punishment of children and public health: What does the research tell us?'. You can watch a recording of the seminar here<\/a> and read a summary and see the presentation slides here.<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n <\/a>\n \t<\/div>\n\t<\/h2>\n Research summary: The positive impact of prohibition<\/span>\n \n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n <\/section>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
Research on the negative effects of corporal punishment<\/h3>
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Research on the positive impact of prohibition<\/h3>
Corporal punishment of children and public health: What does the research tell us?<\/h4>\n\t<\/div>
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