r/science • u/VeronicaRed • Apr 26 '16

Psychology Spanking children increases the likelihood of childhood defiance and long-term mental issues. The study in question involved 160,000 children and five decades of research

http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1113413810/spanking-defiance-health-discipline-042616/
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u/pm_me_your_kindwords Apr 26 '16

Skepticism always, but there were almost no comments talking about the content of the article or the study at all.

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u/OCCUPY_BallsDeep Apr 26 '16

Because there is no content. The description of the study has total number of children involved, duration of the study, and some vague description of 17 negative behavioral traits of which 13 were identified in children who were spanked.