• Journal of School Social Work
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• v.48
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• pp.131-165
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• 2019

The purpose of this study is to explore what circumstances a child experienced corporal punishment and how this direct and indirect experience led to an attitude toward corporal punishment. For this purpose, the focus group interviews was conducted in three regions nationwide for 17 children in two groups of elementary school 6th graders and one group of secondary school 2th graders. The data collected through interviews were derived from topics related to children's experience of direct and indirect corporal punishment and their perception of corporal punishment by utilizing and analyzing the method of subject analysis. As a result of the analysis, four topics and 10 sub-topics were derived. This study explored that within the various physical spaces in which children live, corporal punishment is conducted for the purpose of behavior correction or academic improvement, and that the experience of corporal punishment, especially at home, is understood as a love for children, leading to a favorable attitude toward corpoal punishment. Based on these findings, this study discussed practical and policy suggestions to enhance the presence of 'right to be free from punishment' in children's rights.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.9 no.6
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• pp.347-354
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• 2023

This study is a descriptive survey research aimed at examining the relationship between nursing college students' attitudes toward child corporal punishment, their Recognition of children's rights, and their intention to report child abuse. It also seeks to identify factors influencing the intention to report child abuse. Data were collected from April 1, 2023, to June 30, 2023, using a structured questionnaire administered to 194 nursing college students. Data analysis was conducted using IBM SPSS/WIN 26.0 software and included descriptive statistics, independent t-tests, ANOVA, Scheffe's test, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and Multiple Regression analysis. The research results showed a significant negative correlation between attitudes towards child corporal punishment and awareness of children's rights, and a positive correlation between awareness of children's rights and the intention to report child abuse. Attitudes towards child corporal punishment and the intention to report child abuse collectively explained 19% of the variance in the intention to report child abuse. Therefore, it is necessary to develop educational programs that allow prospective nurses, who have a legal obligation to report child abuse, to experience cases of child abuse, enhance their sensitivity to child abuse, and improve their intention to report child abuse.