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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020
Is Spanking the Same Thing As Hitting? Parents’ Definitions of Spanking Children and Their Associations with Endorsement of Physical Punishment
- Olivia Chang
University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, & Arts - Shawna Lee
University of Michigan School of Social Work - Elizabeth Gershoff
The University of Texas at Austin - Joyce Lee
University of Michigan School of Social Work - Catherine Taylor
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Abstract
The present study examines 301 parents’ attitudes and beliefs about spanking. Results indicate that euphemisms for hitting (i.e., spanking) make parents feel better about doing it, parents perceive spanking as less serious than hitting, and that parents often hold double standards about hitting kids versus other people.
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