Corporal Punishment and Elevated Neural Response to Threat in Children

Spanking remains common around the world, despite evidence linking corporal punishment to detrimental child outcomes. This study tested whether children (Mage = 11.60) who were spanked (N = 40) exhibited altered neural function in response to stimuli that suggest the presence of an environmental thr...

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Published in:Child development 2021-05, Vol.92 (3), p.821-832
Main Authors: Cuartas, Jorge, Weissman, David G., Sheridan, Margaret A., Lengua, Liliana, McLaughlin, Katie A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brain Hemisphere Functions
Child
Child Abuse
Child Development
Child Rearing
Children
Corporal punishment
Cortex
Cortex (cingulate)
Cortex (frontal)
Fear
Frontal gyrus
Humans
Neurological Organization
Prefrontal cortex
Punishment
Responses
Threats
Visual Stimuli
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