Do nonphysical punishments reduce antisocial behavior more than spanking? a comparison using the strongest previous causal evidence against spanking

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Larzelere, Robert E ^a   Cox Jr, Ronald B ^a   Smith, Gail L ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Girls and Boys Town   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NONVERBAL PUNISHMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUNISHMENT; RELIABILITY; SPANKING; TREND STUDY; ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD REARING; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHICS; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD REARING; COHORT STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUNISHMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649276289     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-10-10     Document Type: Article

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