TY - JOUR PY - 2006// TI - Corporal punishment and child adjustment JO - Journal of applied developmental psychology A1 - Aucoin, Katherine J. A1 - Frick, Paul J. A1 - Bodin, S.Doug SP - 527 EP - 541 VL - 27 IS - 6 N2 - The association between corporal punishment and children's emotional and behavioral functioning was studied in a sample of 98 non-referred children with a mean age of 12.35 (SD=1.72) recruited from two school systems in the southeastern United States. Children were divided into those who had experienced no corporal punishment over approximately a two-week period, those who had experienced mild levels of corporal punishment (i.e., 1 or 2 instances), and those who had experienced high levels of corporal punishment (i.e., 3 or more instances). Results indicated that use of corporal punishment was associated with problems in both emotional and behavioral adjustment. However, these associations were strongest for children who experienced high levels of corporal punishment, for children who were impulsive, and for children who did not experience a warm and supportive family climate.

LA - SN - 0193-3973 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2006.08.001 ID - ref1 ER -