The Relative Extent of Physical Punishment and Abuse by Mothers and Fathers

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-66

  Nobes, Gavin ^a   Smith, Marjorie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

fathers; mothers; parenting; physical abuse; physical punishment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84998010584     PISSN: 15248380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524838000001001004     Document Type: Article

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