Corporal punishment and communication in father‐son dyads

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 237-249

  Kassing, Jeffrey W ^a   Pearce, Kevin J ^b   Infante, Dominic A ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WEST   (United States)

^b BRYANT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 72549089160     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824090009388771     Document Type: Article

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