Citation

Socolar RRS, Cabinum-Foeller E, Sinal SH. South. Med. J. 2008; 101(7): 707-710.

Affiliation

From the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University; Wake Forest University Health Sciences; Winston-Salem, NC.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Southern Medical Association)

DOI

10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181794793

PMID

18580732

Abstract

There is limited empiric literature available regarding religion and corporal punishment and physical child abuse. The available empiric literature deals primarily with Christian denominations. Conservative Protestants, particularly those who believe in Biblical literalism or inerrancy, spank and/or physically abuse their children more than other Christian denominations. However, church attendance and religiosity do appear to protect against family violence.

Language: en