Recollections of harsh discipline in childhood and depressive feelings in adulthood: The roles of culture and gender

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1007-1014

  Davidov, Maayan ^a   Khoury Kassabri, Mona ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Corporal punishment; Culture; Depression; Emotional aggression; Gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876724328     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.03.009     Document Type: Article

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