According to statistics from UNICEF, of girls and women aged 15-49, 22% think that a husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife under certain circumstances; 31% of boys and men aged 15-49 believe this.
(UNICEF, 2009, Progress for Children: A report card on child protection, NY: UNICEF www.childinfo.org/files/Progress_for_Children-No.8_EN.pdf)
A 2002 survey by the Armenian Relief Society of 550 parents and 550 children aged 7-18 years, together with interviews among 100 teachers, 100 neighbours, and 50 specialists from social, educational, health and legal spheres, found a high prevalence of physical abuse in families. A third of parents (33.3%), particularly young mothers, were in favour of slapping and beating in disciplining children. Preliminary analysis revealed that beating and slapping were also common in schools.
(Urumova, I., Galvastan, M. & Tevosyan, A., 2003 in progress, "Violence against children and women in Armenia", Armenian Relief Society/UNICEF)