Positive and Negative Parental Discipline Behaviors

And Child Outcomes Across 60 Countries

Objectives

To test associations between 11 caregiver aggressive and nonaggressive discipline behaviors and outcomes (aggression, distraction, and prosocial peer relations) of children under 5 in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Greater emphasis should be dedicated to reducing parental use of psychological and physical aggression across cultural contexts.