Corporal punishment by mothers and development of children's cognitive ability: A longitudinal study of two nationally representative age cohorts

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 459-483

  Straus, Murray A ^a   Paschall, Mallie J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Child development; Cognitive ability; Discipline; Intelligence; IQ; Parenting; Spanking; Violence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MOTHER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUNISHMENT; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 70449686850     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: 1545083X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926770903035168     Document Type: Article

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