The Effects of Corporal Punishment

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  • MURRAY A. STRAUS
چکیده

This study tesled Ihe h.vpothesis Ihat the use (~lC011)oralpunishment (ep), such as slapping a child \ hand or ".\pankiJz/5," is a5'socialed lu;th reslricted development (!! cognitive abi!i/.1'. Cognitive abili/.v was measured al the start of the sluc"1' and 4 yean, !ater for 806 children alW 2-4 and 704 children age 5-9 in Ihe Nationa! Lonp,i~ ttic/ina! Study of Youth. The ana~vses controlled fiJr 10 parenting and demographic variables. Children of mothers in both cohorts who used little or no CP al Time 1 gained cognitive ability faster than children who were ~t spanked. The more CP experienced, Ihe more they/ell behind chi!dren who lucre not spanked.

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تاریخ انتشار 2009