@article{ref1,
title="Moving research beyond the spanking debate",
journal="Child abuse and neglect",
year="2017",
author="MacMillan, Harriet L. and Mikton, Christopher R.",
volume="71",
number="",
pages="5-8",
abstract="Despite numerous studies identifying a broad range of harms associated with the use of spanking and other types of physical punishment, debate continues about its use as a form of discipline. In this commentary, we recommend four strategies to move the field forward and beyond the spanking debate including: 1) use of methodological approaches that allow for stronger causal inference; 2) consideration of human rights issues; 3) a focus on understanding the causes of spanking and reasons for its decline in certain countries; and 4) more emphasis on evidence-based approaches to changing social norms to reject spanking as a form of discipline. Physical punishment needs to be recognized as an important public health problem.<br><br>Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0145-2134",
doi="10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.02.012",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.02.012"
}