Children who are smacked are more likely than those who are not to become aggressive and anxious, no matter what the cultural norm, a study says
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I wonder why they lumped aggressive and anxiety together.
I think it is conventional wisdom that a lot of native American societies were strongly opposed to physical punishment for children, primarily because they didn't want to inhibit properly aggressive behaviors.
I would like to see the raw data to see if there is a difference in negative consequences between genders. Also any increased incidences of emotional damage along a sexuality spectrum as well.
scientist/human behavior researcher/professor ashley montague said that "there are no fixed action patterns for aggression" in human beings.
this means that there are causes and conditions to aggressive behavior. smacking would logically be one of them. monkey see monkey do.
but, aggression is like fighting, which is a derivative of fear. flight (and depression) are also derivatives of fear. as long as people fear, they're either gonna fight or catch a flight inside.
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I think it is conventional wisdom that a lot of native American societies were strongly opposed to physical punishment for children, primarily because they didn't want to inhibit properly aggressive behaviors.
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this means that there are causes and conditions to aggressive behavior. smacking would logically be one of them. monkey see monkey do.
but, aggression is like fighting, which is a derivative of fear. flight (and depression) are also derivatives of fear. as long as people fear, they're either gonna fight or catch a flight inside.
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