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Item Corporal punishment and primary prevention of physical abuse(Child Abuse & Neglect, 2000) Straus, M. A.Objective: To bring to the attention child maltreatment professionals the potential for primary prevention of physical abuse of ending or reducing corporal punishment by parents. Method: The October 1999 special issue of Child Abuse & Neglect on “A National Call to Action: Working Toward the Elimination of Child Maltreatment” was reviewed in relation to coverage of corporal punishment by parents. Results: Corporal punishment was not mentioned in any of the nine articles. Conclusions: The combination of research showing that corporal punishment is a major risk factor for physical abuse and research showing the wide prevalence and chronicity of corporal punishment suggests that the “National Call For Action” should include steps to end use of corporal punishment as a mode of discipline. (Author Abstract)Item Corporal punishment of children and depression and suicide in adulthood(2001) Straus, M. A.This book chapter summarizes research and presents a coherent explication of the long term psychological effects and social problems resulting from childhood corporal punishment. It builds upon evidence that corporal punishment increases the probability of violent behavior in later life, and investigates the relationship between the amount of corporal punishment experienced with psychological ill effects, notably depression and suicidal ideation as an adult. (NCAC Abstract)Item Corporal punishment of children and sexual behavior problems: results from four studies.(American Psychological Association Summit Conference on Violence and Abuse in Interpersonal Relationships, 2008) Straus, M. A.Abstract THE FOUR STUDIES Study 1- Sexual coercion by University students Study 2 - Risky sexby University students Study 3 - Risky sex by Secondary school students Study 4 - Masochistic sex by University students QUESTIONS TO BE ADDRESSED 1. What is corporal punishment (CP)? 2. How prevalent and how chronic is CP? 3. What is the theoretical model which guided studies 1, 2, and 3? 4. What is the empirical evidence that led to this model 5. What are the results of the four studies of sexual behavior problems 6. What are the implications for primary prevention of these and many other social and psychological problems? (Author Slide)Item Differences in Corporal Punishment by parents in 32 Nations and its Relation to National Differences in IQ(14th International Conference On Violence, Abuse And Trauma, 2009) Straus, M. A.A previous study found that spanking by parents of two nationally representative age cohorts of children found that the more spanking at the start of the study, the more the child fell behind in development of cognitive ability when tested again four years later. There is also evidence of a world-wide decrease in use of corporal punishment (CP) by parents and of a world-wide increase in IQ. The combination of these three sets of research results suggested the hypothesis that the decrease in use of CP is part of the explanation for increase IQ in many nations. A preliminary test of this hypothesis was tested using data on CP experienced by 17,404 university students in 32 nations and data on national average IQ scores. The results show that the higher the percent of parents who used CP, the lower the national average IQ. These results provide additional evidence on the harmful side-effects of CP. Because the historic decrease in use of CP is accelerating, these results also suggest future gains in national IQ. (Author Abstract)Item Physical Abuse(Lexington Publishers, 2001) Straus, M. A.There is a fine line between physical abuse and legal, socially approved spanking and other modes of disciplining children. Although some researchers argue that corporal punishment often leads to physical abuse, the relationship is largely ignored by federal and other organizations, which have campaigned against corporal punishment by teachers in the schools, but not by parents. This book chapter examines the evidence regarding the relationship between corporal punishment and physical abuse, and assesses whether the topic is adequately discussed in the scholarly literature. (NCAC Abstract)Item Two ignored risk factors for partner violence: Neglect and corporal punishment in childhood(Inaugural Conference of the International Family Aggression Society,, 2008) Straus, M. A.Abstract FIVE QUESTIONS TO BE ADDRESSED 1.How prevalent is neglect and corporal punishment in the life history of students in the USA & world-wide? 2. Is corporal punishment by parents and sub-clinical level neglect by parents associated with an increased probability of physical violence against a dating partner? 3. Is the link between these two risk factors and partner violence (PV) mediated by antisocial personally symptoms 4.Do these relationships apply to: ~ PV by women as well as by men? ~ For differences between nations? 5. What are the policy and practice implications? (Author slide)