On the receiving end: Young adults describe their parents' use of physical punishment and other disciplinary measures during childhood

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 119, Issue 1228, 2006, Pages

  Millichamp, C Jane ^a   Martin, Judy ^a   Langley, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NEW ZEALAND; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUNISHMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANGER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD REARING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANGER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD REARING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; PUNISHMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 31844441141     PISSN: 11758716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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