Physical discipline and children's adjustment: Cultural normativeness as a moderator

Child Development

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1234-1246

  Lansford, Jennifer E ^a   Dodge, Kenneth A ^a   Malone, Patrick S ^a   Bacchini, Dario ^b   Zelli, Arnaldo ^c   Chaudhary, Nandita ^d   Manke, Beth ^e   Chang, Lei ^f   Oburu, Paul ^g   Palmérus, Kerstin ^g   Pastorelli, Concetta ^h   Bombi, Anna Silvia ^h   Tapanya, Sombat ⁱ   Deater Deckard, Kirby ^j   Quinn, Naomi ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^e CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^h SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

ⁱ CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^j UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUNISHMENT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PUNISHMENT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL;

EID: 28144463575     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2005.00847.x     Document Type: Article

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