Citation

Grogan-Kaylor A, Ma J, Graham-Bermann SA. Curr. Opin. Psychol. 2018; 19: 22-27.

Affiliation

University of Michigan-Department of Psychology, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.copsyc.2017.03.022

PMID

29279217

Abstract

We review the literature on parental physical punishment of children, laying out foundations of a case against physical punishment as a form of discipline. We consider the research on physical punishment finding that physical punishment is associated with a number of undesirable outcomes for children and adolescents. We pay special attention to questions of: parent effects versus child effects; whether parental use of physical punishment is moderated by family, neighborhood, or cultural context, and whether physical punishment can be considered to be part of a continuum of family violence. We close with recommendations for positive parenting policies and practices.

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Language: en