Familial violence socialization in childhood and later life approval of corporal punishment: A cross-cultural perspective

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-30

  Douglas, Emily M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Approval of corporal punishment; Corporal punishment; Cultural influences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO LIFE; COVARIANCE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PUNISHMENT; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SOCIALIZATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; ASIA; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; PUNISHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 33745180835     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0002-9432.76.1.23     Document Type: Review

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