According to a survey conducted in Singapore in June 2019, 84 percent of respondents who were subject to physical discipline while growing up also carried out corporal punishment at home on their children. Until today, it is not illegal for parents to physically discipline their children in Singapore. There were 584 cases of physical abuse of children investigated in Singapore in 2018.
Share of respondents who were subject to physical discipline and continued doing the same to their children in Singapore as of June 2019
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YouGov. (September 19, 2019). Share of respondents who were subject to physical discipline and continued doing the same to their children in Singapore as of June 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056444/singapore-respondents-who-perpetuated-the-cycle-of-physical-discipline-in-the-family/
YouGov. "Share of respondents who were subject to physical discipline and continued doing the same to their children in Singapore as of June 2019." Chart. September 19, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056444/singapore-respondents-who-perpetuated-the-cycle-of-physical-discipline-in-the-family/
YouGov. (2019). Share of respondents who were subject to physical discipline and continued doing the same to their children in Singapore as of June 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056444/singapore-respondents-who-perpetuated-the-cycle-of-physical-discipline-in-the-family/
YouGov. "Share of Respondents Who Were Subject to Physical Discipline and Continued Doing The Same to Their Children in Singapore as of June 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056444/singapore-respondents-who-perpetuated-the-cycle-of-physical-discipline-in-the-family/
YouGov, Share of respondents who were subject to physical discipline and continued doing the same to their children in Singapore as of June 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056444/singapore-respondents-who-perpetuated-the-cycle-of-physical-discipline-in-the-family/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Share of respondents who were subject to physical discipline and continued doing the same to their children in Singapore as of June 2019 [Graph], YouGov, September 19, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1056444/singapore-respondents-who-perpetuated-the-cycle-of-physical-discipline-in-the-family/
