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Summary
Researchers examined whether fathers' and mothers' (N = 1,298) spanking contributed to development of child aggression in the first five years of life. Overall, results indicated that mothers spanked more frequently than fathers. This suggested that the processes linking spanking to child aggression may differ for mothers and fathers.
Citation
Lee, S. J., Altschul, I., Gershoff, E. T. (2015). Wait Until Your Father Gets Home? Mother's and Fathers' Spanking and Development of Child Aggression. Children and Youth Services Review, 52, 158-166. doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.11.006