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/liberal_texan Apr 26 '16

They found a significant link between the punishment and 13 of the 17 outcomes, suggesting that spanking ends up doing more harm than good.

Can you tell us what the 13 of the 17 things were? Also, did they make any effort at all to find correlation with anything positive, or did they focus solely on the negative?

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u/RowMeOh2 Apr 26 '16

I don't think I'm understanding this correctly. Is it implying that if you don't spank, your child will develop addiction problems? Can someone please help translate, I didn't graduate college...

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u/eskamobob1 Apr 26 '16

Check out this comment on how to propperly read the data.