Spanking and Child Development During the First 5 Years of Life

• Autores: Kathryn Maguire-Jack, Andrea N. Gromoske, Lawrence M. Berger
• Localización: Child development, ISSN 0009-3920, Vol. 83, Nº. 6, 2012, págs. 1960-1977
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Using data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (N = 3,870) and cross-lagged path analysis, the authors examined whether spanking at ages 1 and 3 is adversely associated with cognitive skills and behavior problems at ages 3 and 5. The authors found spanking at age 1 was associated with a higher level of spanking and externalizing behavior at age 3, and spanking at age 3 was associated with a higher level of internalizing and externalizing behavior at age 5. The associations between spanking at age 1 and behavioral problems at age 5 operated predominantly through ongoing spanking at age 3. The authors did not find an association between spanking at age 1 and cognitive skills at age 3 or 5.