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To: Neocon who wrote (66415)	12/13/1999 10:21:00 AM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

It's not "cutting and pasting," I am posting abstracts of studies done by medical professionals, which rebut your flippant dismissal of the "inconclusive" nature of "the Canadian study." Please feel free to post abstracts of studies from medical professionals which demonstrate that corporal punishment is BENEFICIAL ~ if you can. Adolescence 1994 Fall;29(115):543-61 Corporal punishment of adolescents by parents: a risk factor in the epidemiology of depression, suicide, alcohol abuse, child abuse, and wife beating. Straus MA, Kantor GK Family Research Laboratory, University of New Hampshire, 126 Horton Social Science Center, Durham 03824. Over 90% of parents of toddlers spank or use other forms of corporal punishment. Although the rate declines each year from about age five, this study of a large national sample of U.S. adults found that almost half recalled having been corporally punished during their teen years. This high prevalence indicates a need to investigate the possibility that corporal punishment puts adolescents at increased risk of developing mental health and social relationship problems later in life. The analysis, which controlled for a number of possible confounding risk factors such as low socioeconomic status, found that children who experienced corporal punishment in adolescence had an increased risk later in life of depressive symptoms, suicidal thoughts, alcohol abuse, physical abuse of children, and wife beating. The consistent association of corporal punishment with major adult problem behavior, together with the fact that at least half of all adolescents are victims of corporal punishment by their parents, indicates a need to replicate the study using longitudinal data. If the findings are confirmed, it suggests that a major step in primary prevention of violence and mental health problems can be achieved by a national effort to reduce or eliminate all use of corporal punishment. PMID: 7832020, UI: 95133411