Citation

Stolley KS, Szinovacz M. J. Fam. Violence 1997; 12(1): 99-112.

Affiliation

Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, 23529

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1023/A:1021902101990

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This study examines whether mothers who are also caregivers of elderly or dependent family members are more likely to resort to physical discipline than other mothers. Using data from the National Survey of Families and Households, we found that caregivers are more likely to spank their children than noncaregivers; however, among those who spank, caregivers are somewhat less prone to frequent spankings than noncaregivers. The data further suggest that it is primarily care for adults outside the household that is related to use and frequency of spankings.