Corporal punishment experiences and attitudes in a sample of college students.
This article describes an analysis of an exploratory survey administered to a sample of 123 college students. The purpose was twofold. First, the respondents' experiences with spanking in childhood are described. Second, factors that led respondents to perceive their childhood spankings as beneficial or not beneficial are examined.
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Stephen S
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Department of Criminal Justice, Radford University, P.O. Box 6934, Radford, VA 24142, USA.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000523:psychology; D011678:Punishment / Q000523:psychology*; D012951:Socialization; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*