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Corporal Punishment Experienced by University Students in 17 Countries and its Relation to Assault and Injury of Dating Partners


  Author: Emily M. Douglas, Murray A. Straus
Publisher: University of New Hamsphire
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Document Date:                  c. 2004
Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Discipline
Related Categories:
Crime And Violence > Domestic Violence/Abuse
Crime And Violence > Violence
 

This study finds a positive correlation between the degree of corporal punishment experienced as a teenager and the likelihood that a young adult will approve of and commit violence against a dating partner.  It also discusses implications for the prevention of partner violence.

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