Corporal punishment: Mothers' self-recorded audio gives unique real-time view of spanking
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - 15:31
in Psychology & Sociology
In a new corporal punishment study based on actual audio recordings, mothers spank, slap or hit their young children, sparking crying, tantrums and whimpering. Believed to be the first study of its kind, 37 mothers recorded up to 36 hours of interactions with their children, says the psychologist involved in the study. The data capture the moments before, during and after punishment, which ranged from spanking with a belt to admonishments while hitting.
