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ENGLISH SUMMARY
Experience of lcelandic adults of corporal punishment and abuse in childhood
Gunnlaugsson G,' Einarsdóttir J2
Introduction: Corporal punishment and abuse of children can have a
negative impact on their health and well-being. The aim is to examine
on lcelandic aduits, experience of corporal punishment as children, its
prevalence, justification as victims, and its impact on the assessment of
their upbringing.
Materials and methods: From the national population register, out of
1500 randomly selected adults 18 years and older, 977 (65%) partici-
pated. In a telephone interview, they appraised their upbringing, fol-
lowed by questions regarding 5 specific forms of corporal punishment in
addition to an open-ended question about otherforms experienced.
Results: Out of 968 respondents, 810 (84%) regarded their upbringing
as good. In total, 465 (48%) reported at least one form of corporal
punishment in childhood, with spanking being the most prevalent one
(29%). Respondents 30 years and older were 1.9 times more likely to
have experienced corporal punishment compared to those who were
younger (95% Cl 1.4-2.6) and males were 1.6 times more likely to report
it compared to females (95% Cl 1.2-2.0). Those who had frequently
been punished were significantly more likely to hold of the opinion that it
had never been justified (OR=6.5; 95% Cl 1.8-22.9) and were more likely
to judge their upbringing to have been reasonable or bad (OR=10.2;
95% Cl 4.7-21.9) compared to those who had no such experience.
Conclusion: The practice of corporal punishment of lcelandic children
was significantly less prevalent among respondents born about 1980
and later compared to those born earlier. Increased public debate and
awareness of children's rights and changed ideas about their upbringing
has facilitated such development.
Key words: child, prevalence, upbringing, parentalphysical abuse, lceland
Correspondence: Geir Gunnlaugsson, geir@landlaeknir.is
'Directorate ofHealth and Reykjavík University, 2Faculty ofSocial and Human Sciences, University oflceland.
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