Citation

Parke RD. Psychol. Bull. 2002; 128(4): 596-601; discussion 602-11.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of California, Riverside 92521, USA. ross.parke@ucr.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, American Psychological Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12081084

Abstract

In this comment on E. T. Gershoff (2002), the author notes the historical phases of punishment research. Punishment as a disciplinary tactic is best viewed as a packaged variable and therefore needs to be investigated in the context of other socialization practices. The role of parental values in this debate about punishment utilization and effectiveness merits more consideration. New directions in punishment research are also noted. These include the need for a family-systems perspective, a family-typology approach, a transactional model of punishment, the use of innovation observation and self-report methods, and more culturally sensitive paradigms.

Language: en