Corporal punishment by mothers and development of children's cognitive ability: A longitudinal study of two nationally representative age cohorts
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2009
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Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma
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This study tested the hypothesis that the use corporal punishment (CP), such as slapping a child’s hand or “spanking," is associated with restricted development of cognitive ability. Cognitive ability was measured at the start of the study and 4 years later for 806 children age 2-4 and 704 children age 5-9 In the National Longitudinal Study of Youth. The analyses controlled for 10 parenting and demographic variables. Children of mothers in both cohorts who used little or no CP at Time 1 gained cognitive ability faster than children who were not spanked. The more CP experienced, the more they fell behind children who were not spanked. (Author Abstract)
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child abuse, corporal punishment, discipline, child development, parenting, research, IQ, intelligence
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Straus, M. A., & Paschall, M. J. (2009). Corporal punishment by mothers and development of children's cognitive ability: A longitudinal study of two nationally representative age cohorts. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 18(5), 459-483.