MUltiple indicator cluster survey (MICS) Studies

A robust research base shows that parental physical punishment is associated with greater risk of child behavior problems, child maltreatment, and adult mental health problems. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child has called for eliminating all forms of physical punishment of children. Over the past two decades, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has administered Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) in over 100 LMICs to evaluate parenting and child wellbeing. This research project uses MICS data to examine the associations of parenting behaviors to child socio-emotional development across LMICs included in the MICS surveys.

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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS

Andrew Grogan-Kaylor, Shawna J. Lee, & Julie Ma

RELATED PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

• *Ward, K.P., Grogan-Kaylor, A., *Pace, G.T., Cuartas, J., & Lee, S.J. (2021). A multilevel ecological analysis of the predictors of spanking across 65 countries. BMJ Open, 11, e046075. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046075
• ​Grogan-Kaylor, A., Castillo, B., *Pace, G.T., *Ward, K.P., Ma, J., Lee, S.J., & *Knauer, H. (2021). Global perspectives on physical and nonphysical discipline: A Bayesian multilevel analysis. International Journal of Behavioral Development.    
• *Pace, G.T., Lee, S.J., & Grogan-Kaylor, A. (2019). Spanking and young children’s socioemotional development in low- and middle- income countries. Child Abuse & Neglect, 88, 84-95. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.11.003    
• *Ward, K.P., Grogan-Kaylor, A., Lee, S.J., Ma., J., & *Pace, G.T. (2021, April). Examining nine forms of parental discipline across 60 low- and middle-income countries: A multilevel Bayesian approach. Paper accepted for presentation at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD) virtual meeting.
• *Ward, K.P., Grogan-Kaylor, A., *Pace, G.T., Cuartas, J., & Lee, S.J. (2021, January). Predictors of spanking across 60 low- and middle-income countries: A multilevel analysis. Poster presented at the Society for Social Work Research Annual Conference (virtual conference).

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