Although a growing literature has linked extreme psychosocial adversity in early
development to brain structure and function, recent studies highlight that differences in …

Violence against children is a significant problem, particularly during early childhood
development. Spanking and other forms of corporal punishment in child-rearing have been …

Objective To systematically assess the association between corporal punishment and young
children's development in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Method Data for 69 …

Severity of maternal childhood maltreatment has been associated with lower infant grey
matter volume and amygdala volume during the first two years of life. A developing literature …

Background Adolescence is a period of increased vulnerability for internalizing problems,
particularly following stressful life events. We examined how emotion regulation and brain …

Abstract Objective Across all of Australia's states and territories, it is legal for a parent or
carer to hit their child. In this paper, we outline the legal context for corporal punishment in …

Most studies and reviews of studies on the developmental consequences of corporal
punishment have focused on samples from the US and other high-income countries. This …

Distinct neural effects of threat versus deprivation emerge by childhood, but little data are
available in infancy. Withdrawn versus negative parenting may represent dimensionalized …

Background Prior literature has demonstrated the associations of parental physical
punishment with child behavior problems and increased risk of physical abuse. In South …

Whether spanking is detrimental for social‐emotional (SE) development remains
controversial, mostly due to disputes around the internal and external validity of existing …