The Development of Attitudes about Physical Punishment: An 8-Year Longitudinal Study

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 351-360

  Deater Deckard, Kirby ^a   Pettit, Gregory S ^c   Lansford, Jennifer E ^b   Dodge, Kenneth A ^b   Bates, John E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d 1227 University of Oregon ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUNISHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUNISHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0141765924     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.17.3.351     Document Type: Article

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