Arbeitspapier

Child Discipline in Times of Conflict

Using a unique pairing of household survey data and geolocational conflict data, we investigate the relationship between local conflict intensity and the disciplinary methods employed by Iraqi households. We find that parents in high-conflict areas are more likely to use both moderate and severe corporal punishment, and are less likely to use constructive parenting techniques like redirection. While there is a general sense that war has profound long-term impacts on the psychological health of children, research on transmission mechanisms is very limited. These are among the first results that rigorously document an association between violent conflict and child maltreatment and, to our knowledge, the first that document changes in child discipline practices even across a mainstream parenting spectrum. Given the persistence of early childhood outcomes into adulthood, these results are potentially an important piece of assessing and mitigating the long-term costs of war on the civilian population.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 10936

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Household Behavior: General
International Conflicts; Negotiations; Sanctions
Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
Economic History: Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation: Asia including Middle East
Thema
Iraq war
child discipline
mental health
Middle East
household interactions

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Malcolm, Michael
Diwakar, Vidya
Naufal, George S
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
(wo)
Bonn
(wann)
2017

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Malcolm, Michael
  • Diwakar, Vidya
  • Naufal, George S
  • Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Entstanden

  • 2017

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