The intergenerational transmission of corporal punishment: a comparison of social learning and temperament models.
This family study examined two models regarding the intergenerational transmission of corporal punishment. The model based on social learning assumptions asserted that corporal punishment influences aggressive child behavior. The model based on temperament theory suggested that aggressive child behavior impacts upon parental use of corporal punishment. Participants were 1,536 parents of 983 college students. Corporal punishment was assessed from father, mother, and child perspectives. Path analyses revealed that the social learning model was most consistent with the data.
Muller
R T
RT
Psychology Department, University of Massachusetts at Boston 02125-3393, USA.
Hunter
J E
JE
Stollak
G
G
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse; D002657:Child Development; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010553:Personality Development; D011678:Punishment