PARENTAL PHYSICAL PUNISHMENT:
CONSEQUENCES FOR CHILDREN
One important way to stem the tide of child maltreatment is to address parenting practices that place children at risk for abuse. Corporal punishment (also referred to as spanking) is used by the majority of U.S. parents and is associated with greater risk for child abuse. Dr. Lee's ongoing research examines parental spanking of young children, with a focus on understanding parent-child transactional links between parental spanking and the development of child aggressive behavior. Results of these studies suggest that reducing parental corporal punishment is a promising approach to prevent child maltreatment and physical abuse.
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Inna Altschul, Elizabeth Gershoff, Catherine Taylor, Andrew Grogan-Kaylor, Kaitlin Ward, & Garrett Pace
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