Who spanks infants and toddlers? Evidence from the fragile families and child well-being study

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1364-1373

  MacKenzie, Michael J ^a   Nicklas, Eric ^a   Brooks Gunn, Jeanne ^a   Waldfogel, Jane ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporal punishment; Early childhood; Parenting stress; Physical punishment; Spanking

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957648858     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.04.007     Document Type: Article

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