TY - JOUR
T1 - There is still no evidence that physical punishment is effective or beneficial
T2 - Reply to Larzelere, Gunnoe, Ferguson, and Roberts (2019) and Rohner and Melendez-Rhodes (2019)
AU - Gershoff, Elizabeth T.
AU - Goodman, Gail S.
AU - Miller-Perrin, Cindy
AU - Holden, George W.
AU - Jackson, Yo
AU - Kazdin, Alan E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 American Psychological Association.
PY - 2019/5
Y1 - 2019/5
N2 - The authors' original article (Gershoff et al., 2018) summarized the extensive body of research demonstrating that parents' use of physical punishment is ineffective and linked with risk of detrimental outcomes for children. In this Reply, the authors agree with several points raised in two commentaries on the article (Larzelere, Gunnoe, Ferguson, & Roberts, 2019; Rohner & Melendez-Rhodes, 2019)-that statistical rigor is needed before making conclusions and that potential contextual moderators need to be considered. However, neither commentary negated the scientific inferences and conclusions of the Gershoff et al. article or presented any convincing evidence that physical punishment is beneficial to children. The preponderance of evidence clearly indicates physical punishment is harmful, a finding that is increasingly being recognized by professional organizations, including the American Psychological Association.
AB - The authors' original article (Gershoff et al., 2018) summarized the extensive body of research demonstrating that parents' use of physical punishment is ineffective and linked with risk of detrimental outcomes for children. In this Reply, the authors agree with several points raised in two commentaries on the article (Larzelere, Gunnoe, Ferguson, & Roberts, 2019; Rohner & Melendez-Rhodes, 2019)-that statistical rigor is needed before making conclusions and that potential contextual moderators need to be considered. However, neither commentary negated the scientific inferences and conclusions of the Gershoff et al. article or presented any convincing evidence that physical punishment is beneficial to children. The preponderance of evidence clearly indicates physical punishment is harmful, a finding that is increasingly being recognized by professional organizations, including the American Psychological Association.
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U2 - 10.1037/amp0000474
DO - 10.1037/amp0000474
M3 - Letter
C2 - 31070406
AN - SCOPUS:85065784180
SN - 0003-066X
VL - 74
SP - 503
EP - 505
JO - American Psychologist
JF - American Psychologist
IS - 4
ER -