Effects of Corporal Punishment, Perceived Caretaker Warmth, and Cultural Beliefs on the Psychological Adjustment of Children in St. Kitts, West Indies.

Rohner, Ronald P.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ435514

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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Effects of Corporal Punishment, Perceived Caretaker Warmth, and Cultural Beliefs on the Psychological Adjustment of Children in St. Kitts, West Indies.

Rohner, Ronald P.; And Others

Journal of Marriage and the Family, v53 n3 p681-93 Aug 1991

Structural equation modeling analysis of 349 youths, aged 9-16, in St. Kitts, West Indies, showed that physical punishment by itself does make a modest, but significant, direct and negative contribution to youths' psychological adjustment. Children tended to experience themselves to be rejected in direct proportion to the frequency and severity of punishment received. (Author/ABL)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Beliefs, Child Caregivers, Corporal Punishment, Cultural Influences, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Preadolescents, Psychological Patterns

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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