Children's perceptions of corporal punishment, caretaker acceptance, and psychological adjustment in a poor, biracial southern community

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 842-852

  Rohner, Ronald P ^a   Bourque, Shana L ^a   Elordi, Carlos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's psychological adjustment; Corporal punishment; Parental acceptance rejection

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000745590     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/353974     Document Type: Article

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