The moderating effect of parental warmth on the association between spanking and child aggression: A longitudinal approach

Infant and Child Development

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 178-194

  Stacks, Ann Michele ^a   Oshio, Toko ^b   Gerard, Jean ^c   Roe, Jacqueline ^c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressive behaviour; Discipline; Early childhood; Early Head Start; Parenting; Spanking

Indexed keywords

EID: 63049089007     PISSN: 15227227     EISSN: 15227219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/icd.596     Document Type: Article

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