Parental Reasoning, Denying Privileges, Yelling, and Spanking: Ethnic Differences and Associations with Child Externalizing Behavior

Parenting

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 42-56

  Lansford, Jennifer E ^a   Wager, Laura B ^b   Bates, John E ^c   Dodge, Kenneth A ^a   Pettit, Gregory S ^d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84857184330     PISSN: 15295192     EISSN: 15327922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15295192.2011.613727     Document Type: Article

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