This longitudinal study includes 397 parents from the National Survey of Families and Households and examines whether the effects of corporal punishment on future disobedience, when controlling for previous disobedience, differ depending on parental involvement, race, gender, or age. Hypotheses were tested using factorial ANCOVA, ordinary least squares regression, and a series of one-way ANOVAs. Results indicate that corporal punishment was not helpful in reducing disobedience for any involvement and demographic subgroups, and it seemed to be more harmful when used on older children and when used by less involved fathers on their sons. These findings are interpreted from the perspective of social bonding theory. Recommendations for researchers, policymakers, and professionals are discussed. / A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Family and Child Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of
Philosophy. / Fall Semester, 2012. / October 23, 2012. / Includes bibliographical references. / Lenore McWey, Professor Directing Dissertation; Carter Hay, University Representative; Ann Mullis, Committee Member; Ron Mullis, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_183294 |
| Contributors | Porter, Breanne E. (authoraut), McWey, Lenore (professor directing dissertation), Hay, Carter (university representative), Mullis, Ann (committee member), Mullis, Ron (committee member), Department of Family and Child Sciences (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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