Klaps: między dyscypliną a międzypokoleniową transmisją przemocy. Motywy (nie)stosowania klapsów przez rodziców dzieci do 10. roku życia
Between discipline and reproduction of violence: motives of spanking and non-spanking practice in perspective of parents of children up to 10 years old.

Summary/Abstract: This article presents the findings of the study “Spanking: Between Discipline and the Intergeneration-al Transmission of Violence. Motives for (Not) Using Spanking Among Parents of Children Under 10Years Old”. It includes the results of desk research, which serves both as an introduction to the topic,and as the basis for the operationalization of key concepts, as well as quantitative and qualitativecomponents of the study which complement each other. The analysis of empirical data focuses on un-derstanding parents’ motivations for using or refraining from spanking, with particular emphasis on thefactor defined as intergenerational transmission of patterns. The authors analyze both the respondents’childhood experiences and their own parenting methods, also highlighting the beliefs and emotionsaccompanying their parenting decisions, particularly those related to the use or avoidance of spanking.

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