Spanking and externalizing problems: Examining within‐subject associations
This study examined the effects of spanking on externalizing on a within‐subject level, while excluding causally irrelevant between‐subject variance. Results from two longitudinal studies which used participants from the Child Development Project (n = 585) were reanalyzed with a random‐intercept cro...
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| Published in: | Child development Vol. 92; no. 6; pp. 2595 - 2602 |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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United States
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
01.11.2021
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| ISSN: | 0009-3920, 1467-8624, 1467-8624 |
| Online Access: | Get full text |
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| Summary: | This study examined the effects of spanking on externalizing on a within‐subject level, while excluding causally irrelevant between‐subject variance. Results from two longitudinal studies which used participants from the Child Development Project (n = 585) were reanalyzed with a random‐intercept cross‐lagged panel model using yearly measurements over ages 6–8. After removing between‐subject variance, there were no significant effects of general spanking on externalizing (β = .06, .07). However, when done without objects and at a rate of about once per month or less, spanking showed beneficial effects (β = −.17, −.21). Results suggest that previous findings may be due to a failure to separate between‐subject and within‐subject variance. Additionally, results illustrate the need to examine limited spanking separately from more general forms of physical punishment. |
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| Bibliography: | J. Lansford doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13700. J. Pritkser doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13577, and follow‐up rejoinder commentary by See related editorial by ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 14 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 0009-3920 1467-8624 1467-8624 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/cdev.13701 |