Colombia is one of the countries where corporal punishment (CP) is not yet banned. This study aims to contribute to the understanding of CP in Colombia with respect to prevalence, severity and chronicity. We used the Spanish version of the Parent–Child Conflict Tactics Scale to assess 853 parental reports on the use of CP against their children in the four major cities of the country: Barranquilla, Bogotá, Medellin and Cali. Analyses of variances and logistic regressions were performed. Socio‐demographic variables that are predictors of the use of CP are parental age, the number of children in the household and age of the children. The results indicated a high rate of prevalence (77%) but low levels of severity and chronicity, as reported by Colombian parents. Our findings suggest that CP is a normalised practice, which might be linked to direct or indirect exposure to the long‐lasting armed conflict (more than 50 years) that the country endured. Recommendations for social policies are presented, particularly the design and implementation of locally relevant interventions for the prevention of this practice.

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哥伦比亚家庭体罚的普遍性，严重性和长期性

哥伦比亚是尚未禁止体罚的国家之一。这项研究旨在促进对哥伦比亚的CP患病率，严重性和慢性性的了解。我们使用西班牙文版的“亲子冲突策略量表”评估了该国四个主要城市（巴兰基亚，波哥大，麦德林和卡利）针对儿童使用CP的853份父母报告。进行了方差和逻辑回归分析。预测CP使用的社会人口统计学变量是父母的年龄，家庭中的孩子数量和孩子的年龄。结果表明，如哥伦比亚父母所报道的那样，患病率较高（77％），但严重程度和慢性病水平较低。我们的发现表明，CP是一种规范的做法，这可能与该国遭受的长期武装冲突（超过50年）直接或间接接触有关。提出了有关社会政策的建议，特别是为防止这种做法而设计和实施了与当地有关的干预措施。