Physical punishment is associated with a range of mental health problems
in children, youth and adults, including depression, unhappiness, anxiety, feelings of hopelessness, use of drugs and alcohol, and general psychological maladjustment.26 — 29 These relationships may be mediated by disruptions in parent — child attachment resulting from pain inflicted by a caregiver, 30,31 by increased levels of cortisol32 or by chemical disruption of the brain's mechanism for regulating stress.33 Researchers are also finding that physical punishment is linked to slower cognitive development and adversely affects academic achievement.34 These findings come from large longitudinal studies that control for a wide range of potential confounders.35 Intriguing results are now emerging from neuroimaging studies, which suggest that physical punishment may reduce the volume of the brain's grey matter in areas associated with performance on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, third edition (WAIS - III).36 In addition, physical punishment can cause alterations in the dopaminergic regions associated with vulnerability to the abuse of drugs and alcohol.
in children, youth and adults, including depression, unhappiness, anxiety, feelings of hopelessness, use of drugs and alcohol, and general psychological maladjustment.26 — 29 These relationships may be mediated by disruptions
in parent — child attachment resulting from pain inflicted by a caregiver, 30,31 by increased levels of cortisol32 or by chemical disruption of the brain's mechanism for regulating stress.33 Researchers are also finding that physical punishment is linked to slower cognitive development and adversely affects academic achievement.34 These findings come from large longitudinal studies that control for a wide range of potential confounders.35 Intriguing results are now emerging from neuroimaging studies, which suggest that physical punishment may reduce the volume of the brain's grey matter in areas associated with performance on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, third edition (WAIS - III).36 In addition, physical punishment can cause alterations in the dopaminergic regions associated with vulnerability to the abuse of drugs and alcohol.
in parent — child attachment
resulting from pain inflicted by a caregiver, 30,31 by increased levels of cortisol32 or by chemical disruption of the
brain's mechanism for regulating stress.33 Researchers are also finding that physical punishment is linked to slower cognitive development and adversely affects academic achievement.34 These findings come from large longitudinal studies that control for a wide range of potential confounders.35 Intriguing
results are now emerging from neuroimaging studies, which suggest that physical punishment may reduce the
volume of the
brain's grey matter
in areas associated with performance on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, third edition (WAIS - III).36 In addition, physical punishment can cause alterations in the dopaminergic regions associated with vulnerability to the abuse of drugs and alcohol.
in areas associated with performance on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, third edition (WAIS - III).36
In addition, physical punishment can cause alterations in the dopaminergic regions associated with vulnerability to the abuse of drugs and alcohol.
In addition, physical punishment can cause alterations
in the dopaminergic regions associated with vulnerability to the abuse of drugs and alcohol.
in the dopaminergic regions associated with vulnerability to the abuse of drugs and alcohol.37
Studies were included
in our meta - analyses if the following criteria were given: (I) included at least one clinical group with described aggressive behaviour, (II)
in combination with a healthy control sample, (III) conducted during adolescence, (IV) reported whole
brain gray matter
volume alterations or whole
brain functional neuroimaging data, (V)
results are described using a standard reference space (Talairach or MNI) and (VI) the same threshold was used throughout the whole
brain analysis.