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Determinants of Corporal Punishment and Severe Physical Punishment in Egypt: A Mixed-Methods Analysis for Child Protection Policy
Corporal punishment (CP) and severe physical punishment (SPP) remain a major public health, child rights, and child protection policy concern. In Egypt, despite legislative reforms, survey-weighted analysis of the 2021 Egypt Family Health Survey (EFHS) 2021 (CAPMAS, 2022) reveals prevalence rates of...
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| description | Corporal punishment (CP) and severe physical punishment (SPP) remain a major public health, child rights, and child protection policy concern. In Egypt, despite legislative reforms, survey-weighted analysis of the 2021 Egypt Family Health Survey (EFHS) 2021 (CAPMAS, 2022) reveals prevalence rates of 60.5% for CP and 27.4% for SPP among children aged 1–14 (author’s calculations using EFHS-2021, n=7623), yet evidence distinguishing the determinants of routine corporal punishment from escalation to severe physical punishment remains limited in low- and middle-income contexts. Guided by Bronfenbrenner’s ecological framework, this mixed-methods study identifies key drivers of CP and its escalation to SPP among Egyptian households with children aged 1–14. Quantitatively, two survey-weighted logistic regression models (n=6,685) show that child gender (boys), maternal beliefs approving CP, household crowding, barriers to maternal healthcare, and exposure to intimate partner and domestic violence significantly increase the odds of both CP and SPP. Qualitatively, in-depth interviews with mothers contextualize these patterns, revealing how emotional dysregulation, intergenerational exposure to violence, perceived societal threats, and an overburdened education system interact to normalize harsh discipline. Qualitative findings suggest that parents often resort to corporal punishment, not always out of conviction, but in response to limited access to non-violent alternatives and cumulative structural stressors. The study concludes by outlining the implications for child protection policy. |
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| spelling | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-3881 Determinants of Corporal Punishment and Severe Physical Punishment in Egypt: A Mixed-Methods Analysis for Child Protection Policy Nassef, Marwa Moustafa Corporal punishment (CP) and severe physical punishment (SPP) remain a major public health, child rights, and child protection policy concern. In Egypt, despite legislative reforms, survey-weighted analysis of the 2021 Egypt Family Health Survey (EFHS) 2021 (CAPMAS, 2022) reveals prevalence rates of 60.5% for CP and 27.4% for SPP among children aged 1–14 (author’s calculations using EFHS-2021, n=7623), yet evidence distinguishing the determinants of routine corporal punishment from escalation to severe physical punishment remains limited in low- and middle-income contexts. Guided by Bronfenbrenner’s ecological framework, this mixed-methods study identifies key drivers of CP and its escalation to SPP among Egyptian households with children aged 1–14. Quantitatively, two survey-weighted logistic regression models (n=6,685) show that child gender (boys), maternal beliefs approving CP, household crowding, barriers to maternal healthcare, and exposure to intimate partner and domestic violence significantly increase the odds of both CP and SPP. Qualitatively, in-depth interviews with mothers contextualize these patterns, revealing how emotional dysregulation, intergenerational exposure to violence, perceived societal threats, and an overburdened education system interact to normalize harsh discipline. Qualitative findings suggest that parents often resort to corporal punishment, not always out of conviction, but in response to limited access to non-violent alternatives and cumulative structural stressors. The study concludes by outlining the implications for child protection policy. 2026-06-11T07:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/2814 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/3881/viewcontent/Marwa_Moustafa_Nassef_Thesis.pdf Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain Corporal punishment Severe physical punishment Violent discipline Child protection policy Egypt Egypt Family Health Survey 2021 Intimate partner violence Intergenerational violence Maternal beliefs Mixed methods. Behavioral Disciplines and Activities Behavioral Economics Behavioral Neurobiology Child Psychology Clinical and Medical Social Work Cognition and Perception Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Cognitive Neuroscience Cognitive Psychology Cognitive Science Community Health Community Psychology Counselor Education Developmental Neuroscience Developmental Psychology Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence Early Childhood Education Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Educational Psychology Family Medicine Family Practice Nursing Health and Physical Education Health Communication Health Economics Health Policy Health Psychology Health Services Research International Public Health Marriage and Family Therapy and Counseling Maternal and Child Health Medical Humanities Medical Physiology Medicine and Health Mental Disorders Multicultural Psychology Other Mental and Social Health Other Neuroscience and Neurobiology Other Psychiatry and Psychology Other Public Health Pediatric Nursing Pediatrics Policy History, Theory, and Methods Preventive Medicine Primary Care Psychiatric and Mental Health Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Psychiatry Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy Public Administration Public Health and Community Nursing Public Health Education and Promotion Public Policy Quality Improvement Quantitative Psychology Quantitative, Qualitative, Comparative, and Historical Methodologies Rural Health Social Justice Social Policy Social Psychology Social Psychology and Interaction Sociology of Culture Speech Pathology and Audiology Women's Health |
| spellingShingle | Corporal punishment Severe physical punishment Violent discipline Child protection policy Egypt Egypt Family Health Survey 2021 Intimate partner violence Intergenerational violence Maternal beliefs Mixed methods. Behavioral Disciplines and Activities Behavioral Economics Behavioral Neurobiology Child Psychology Clinical and Medical Social Work Cognition and Perception Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Cognitive Neuroscience Cognitive Psychology Cognitive Science Community Health Community Psychology Counselor Education Developmental Neuroscience Developmental Psychology Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence Early Childhood Education Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Educational Psychology Family Medicine Family Practice Nursing Health and Physical Education Health Communication Health Economics Health Policy Health Psychology Health Services Research International Public Health Marriage and Family Therapy and Counseling Maternal and Child Health Medical Humanities Medical Physiology Medicine and Health Mental Disorders Multicultural Psychology Other Mental and Social Health Other Neuroscience and Neurobiology Other Psychiatry and Psychology Other Public Health Pediatric Nursing Pediatrics Policy History, Theory, and Methods Preventive Medicine Primary Care Psychiatric and Mental Health Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Psychiatry Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy Public Administration Public Health and Community Nursing Public Health Education and Promotion Public Policy Quality Improvement Quantitative Psychology Quantitative, Qualitative, Comparative, and Historical Methodologies Rural Health Social Justice Social Policy Social Psychology Social Psychology and Interaction Sociology of Culture Speech Pathology and Audiology Women's Health Nassef, Marwa Moustafa Determinants of Corporal Punishment and Severe Physical Punishment in Egypt: A Mixed-Methods Analysis for Child Protection Policy |
| title | Determinants of Corporal Punishment and Severe Physical Punishment in Egypt: A Mixed-Methods Analysis for Child Protection Policy |
| title_full | Determinants of Corporal Punishment and Severe Physical Punishment in Egypt: A Mixed-Methods Analysis for Child Protection Policy |
| title_fullStr | Determinants of Corporal Punishment and Severe Physical Punishment in Egypt: A Mixed-Methods Analysis for Child Protection Policy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determinants of Corporal Punishment and Severe Physical Punishment in Egypt: A Mixed-Methods Analysis for Child Protection Policy |
| title_short | Determinants of Corporal Punishment and Severe Physical Punishment in Egypt: A Mixed-Methods Analysis for Child Protection Policy |
| title_sort | determinants of corporal punishment and severe physical punishment in egypt a mixed methods analysis for child protection policy |
| topic | Corporal punishment Severe physical punishment Violent discipline Child protection policy Egypt Egypt Family Health Survey 2021 Intimate partner violence Intergenerational violence Maternal beliefs Mixed methods. Behavioral Disciplines and Activities Behavioral Economics Behavioral Neurobiology Child Psychology Clinical and Medical Social Work Cognition and Perception Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Cognitive Neuroscience Cognitive Psychology Cognitive Science Community Health Community Psychology Counselor Education Developmental Neuroscience Developmental Psychology Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence Early Childhood Education Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Educational Psychology Family Medicine Family Practice Nursing Health and Physical Education Health Communication Health Economics Health Policy Health Psychology Health Services Research International Public Health Marriage and Family Therapy and Counseling Maternal and Child Health Medical Humanities Medical Physiology Medicine and Health Mental Disorders Multicultural Psychology Other Mental and Social Health Other Neuroscience and Neurobiology Other Psychiatry and Psychology Other Public Health Pediatric Nursing Pediatrics Policy History, Theory, and Methods Preventive Medicine Primary Care Psychiatric and Mental Health Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Psychiatry Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy Public Administration Public Health and Community Nursing Public Health Education and Promotion Public Policy Quality Improvement Quantitative Psychology Quantitative, Qualitative, Comparative, and Historical Methodologies Rural Health Social Justice Social Policy Social Psychology Social Psychology and Interaction Sociology of Culture Speech Pathology and Audiology Women's Health |
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