Attitudes mediate the association between childhood disciplinary history and disciplinary responses

Child Maltreatment

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 272-282

  Bower Russa, Mary ^a  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Disciplinary attitudes; Escalation; Physical discipline; Transgenerational patterns

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; HUMAN; REVIEW;

ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; HUMANS; PARENTING;

EID: 23444447988     PISSN: 10775595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077559505277531     Document Type: Review

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