Kenneth A. Dodge
%% Journal Articles
@article{fds272081,
Author = {Lansford, JE and Dodge, KA},
Title = {Cultural Norms for Adult Corporal Punishment of Children and
Societal Rates of Endorsement and Use of
Violence.},
Journal = {Parenting, science and practice},
Volume = {8},
Number = {3},
Pages = {257-270},
Year = {2008},
Month = {July},
ISSN = {1529-5192},
url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19898651},
Abstract = {OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that societal rates of
corporal punishment of children predict societal levels of
violence, using "culture" as the unit of analysis. DESIGN:
Data were retrieved from the Standard Cross-Cultural Sample
of anthropological records, which includes 186 cultural
groups, to represent the world's 200 provinces based on
diversity of language, economy, political organization,
descent, and historical time. Independent coders rated the
frequency and harshness of corporal punishment of children,
inculcation of aggression in children, warfare,
interpersonal violence among adults, and demographic,
socioeconomic, and parenting covariates. RESULTS: More
frequent use of corporal punishment was related to higher
rates of inculcation of aggression in children, warfare, and
interpersonal violence. These relations held for inculcation
of aggression in children and warfare after controlling for
demographic, socioeconomic, and parenting confounds.
CONCLUSION: More frequent use of corporal punishment is
related to higher prevalence of violence and endorsement of
violence at a societal level. The findings are consistent
with theories that adult violence becomes more prevalent in
contexts in which corporal punishment is frequent, that the
use of corporal punishment increases the probability that
children will engage in violent behaviors during adulthood,
and that violence in one social domain tends to influence
behavior in other domains. If corporal punishment leads to
higher levels of societal violence, then reducing parents'
use of corporal punishment should lead to reductions in
societal violence manifested in other ways.},
Doi = {10.1080/15295190802204843},
Key = {fds272081}
}
@article{fds272236,
Author = {Deater-Deckard, K and Bates, JE and Dodge, KA and Pettit,
GS},
Title = {Physical discipline among African American and European
American mothers: Links to children's externalizing
behaviors},
Journal = {Developmental Psychology},
Volume = {32},
Number = {6},
Pages = {1065-1072},
Publisher = {American Psychological Association (APA)},
Year = {1996},
Month = {January},
ISSN = {0012-1649},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0012-1649.32.6.1065},
Abstract = {The aim of this study was to test whether the relation
between physical discipline and child aggression was
moderated by ethnic-group status. A sample of 466 European
American and 100 African American children from a broad
range of socioeconomic levels were followed from
kindergarten through 3rd grade. Mothers reported their use
of physical discipline in interviews and questionnaires, and
mothers, teachers, and peers rated children's externalizing
problems annually. The interaction between ethnic status and
discipline was significant for teacher- and peer-rated
externalizing scores; physical discipline was associated
with higher externalizing scores, but only among European
American children. These findings provide evidence that the
link between physical punishment and child aggression may be
culturally specific. Copyright 1996 by the American
Psychological Association, Inc.},
Doi = {10.1037/0012-1649.32.6.1065},
Key = {fds272236}
}