Corporal punishment and kids: How do parent support and gender influence child adjustment?

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 197-207

  Harper, Felicity W K ^a,c   Brown, Amy M ^a   Arias, Ileana ^a,d,e   Brody, Gene ^b  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c KARMANOS CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

Author keywords

Child adjustment; Corporal punishment; Parent gender; Parent support

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751035491     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-006-9018-2     Document Type: Article

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