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Whats makes physical punishment beneficial or harmful?

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Previous issue date: 2018-08-07 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior - CAPES / Os maus-tratos infantis (abuso e neglig?ncia) s?o considerados como problemas de sa?de p?blica globais, com graves consequ?ncias para a sa?de mental de quem sofre. A maioria dos estudos sobre abuso n?o faz distin??o entre os diferentes tipos de puni??o f?sica (abuso f?sico, palmadas), a intera??o com os outros tipos de abuso (emocional e sexual), se a crian?a sabia sobre o motivo por estarem sendo punidas, ou o impacto subjetivo a longo prazo na vida de quem sofreu algum tipo de abuso. O objetivo deste estudo ? descrever o impacto subjetivo na idade adulta do abuso ocorrido na inf?ncia e/ou na adolesc?ncia, analisar a associa??o de experi?ncias abusivas na inf?ncia e/o na adolesc?ncia com o uso de medica??es psicotr?picas ao longo da vida. Para este fim, analisamos os dados de uma grande pesquisa an?nima on-line (BRAINSTEP, Brazilian Internet Study on Temperament and Psychopathology). Para avaliar a hist?ria de abuso sexual, f?sico e emocional na inf?ncia e/ou adolesc?ncia, utilizamos o QUESI (Question?rio Sobre Traumas na Inf?ncia). Para aqueles que n?o sofreram abusos f?sicos com objetos, perguntamos sobre frequ?ncia de palmadas. Al?m disso, para aqueles que reportaram algum tipo de puni??o f?sica (com objetos ou palmadas), avaliamos se ele sabia o motivo da puni??o. O impacto subjetivo foi avaliado em todos os participantes que sofreram algum tipo de abuso. O desfecho foi avaliado, o uso de medica??es psicotr?picas ao longo da vida. Encontramos que o abuso emocional e sexual estava associado a um impacto subjetivo negativo, independentemente da intensidade. Por sua vez, a puni??o f?sica nem sempre esteve associada a um impacto subjetivo negativo, sendo que foi maior para aqueles indiv?duos que n?o sabiam o motivo da puni??o. O abuso emocional mostrou a maior associa??o com o uso de medica??es psiqui?tricas ao longo da vida. Os participantes que reportaram um impacto subjetivo positivo da puni??o f?sica utilizaram menos frequentemente medica??es psiqui?tricas ao longo da vida. Esses achados sugerem que os mecanismos, que associam abuso a consequ?ncias negativas, s?o mais complexos do que os descritos anteriormente; seu impacto subjetivo e a coocorr?ncia de abuso emocional tamb?m devem ser levados em considera??o. / Child maltreatment (abuse and neglect) is a global public health problem, with serious consequences to the mental health of those who suffer it. Most studies on abuse have not accounted for the different types of physical punishment (physical abuse, spanking), the interaction between different types of abuse (emotional and sexual), awareness of the children on the motivation for being punished, or their long-term subjective impact in the life of those abused. This study aim is to describe the subjective impact in adulthood of abuse occurred in childhood and adolescence, and to analyze the association of abuse experiences in childhood and adolescence, and the use of psychoactive medication as adults. We analyzed data from a large and anonymous online survey (BRAINSTEP). To assess the history of childhood sexual, physical and emotional abuse, we used the CTQ (Childhood Trauma Questionnaire). For those who did not suffer physical abuse from objects, we asked about spanking frequency. Also, for those with any physical punishment history, we assessed if he/she knew the reason for being punished. The subjective impact was assessed in all participants that suffered any abuse. The outcome was assessed, inquiring on their lifetime psychiatric medication use. We found that emotional and sexual abuse were associated with a negative subjective impact, regardless of intensity. In turn, physical punishment not always was associated with a negative subjective impact, and this was greater for those individuals that did not know the reason for being punished. Emotional abuse showed the highest association with increased psychiatric medication use. Subjects that stated a positive subjective impact from physical punishment used less psychiatric medication. These findings suggest that the mechanisms, which associate abuse to negative consequences, are more complex than previously described; its subjective impact and the simultaneous occurrence of emotional abuse must also be taken into consideration.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:IBICT/oai:tede2.pucrs.br:tede/8370
Date07 August 2018
CreatorsAra?jo, Rafael Moreno Ferro de
ContributorsMattiello, Rita
PublisherPontif?cia Universidade Cat?lica do Rio Grande do Sul, Programa de P?s-Gradua??o em Medicina e Ci?ncias da Sa?de, PUCRS, Brasil, Escola de Medicina
Source SetsIBICT Brazilian ETDs
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
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