Physical Punishment and Maternal Beliefs in Sweden and Canada

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Durrant, Joan E ^a   Rose Krasnor, Linda ^b   Broberg, Anders G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE; CANADA; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD REARING; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUNISHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; SWEDEN;

EID: 0344877224     PISSN: 00472328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jcfs.34.4.585     Document Type: Review

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