A child's emotions and adult authoritarianism as determinants of punishment.
The present research attempted to assess the effects of a child's emothins on the severity of punishment suggested by adult subjects who hold authoritarian or nonauthoritarian attitudes about child rearing. The administration of a punishment scale, the dependent measure, to several population suggested that this scale is a reliable measurement instrument. Also, it was found that authoritarians suggested more severe punsihment, but that a child's emotions may have little effect on the level of suggested punishment.
D000786:Anger; D001290:Attitude; D001318:Authoritarianism; D002668:Child Rearing; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006240:Happiness; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011678:Punishment; D012737:Sex Factors; D014743:Videotape Recording