Two ignored risk factors for partner violence: Neglect and corporal punishment in childhood

Date

2008

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Publisher

Inaugural Conference of the International Family Aggression Society,

Abstract

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)

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Keywords

child abuse, physical abuse, long term effects, International Resources, research

Citation

Straus, M. A. (2008). Two ignored risk factors for partner violence: Neglect and corporal punishment in childhood. In Inaugural Conference of the International Family Aggression Society, 18th & 19th March.

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