Spanking children can lead to problems later in life

[HelenaP]

Spanking children can lead to problems later in life
Fri Feb 29, 1:02 PM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Parents who teach "tough love" by disciplining their children with spankings could be making them more likely to have sexual problems as teenagers and adults, a leading researcher said.

Professor Murray Straus, of the University of New Hampshire, found that children who are spanked or experience other corporal punishment have a raised risk as teenagers and adults to verbally or physically coerce a partner into having sex.

"It's more evidence that parents should not spank if the wellbeing of their children is at stake," he said in an interview.

Straus analyzed the results of the International Dating Violence Study, a survey of more than 14,000 university students at 68 universities in 32 countries. The students were asked if they had been spanked or hit frequently before age 12 and if they had coerced a sexual partner in the previous 12 months.

Men who had experienced corporal punishment were four times more likely to physically coerce a partner into having sex, than those who had not experienced a lot of corporal punishment.

Physical coercion includes holding someone down or hitting them. Women who had experienced corporal punishment were also more likely to coerce sex from a partner than those who had not been spanked.

"People generalize that the use of coercion, physical coercion, is okay. They learn that from people they love and respect - their parents," said Straus, who presented the findings at a summit of the American Psychological Association.

Both men and women who had experienced corporal punishment as children were less than 10 percent more likely than those who had not been spanked to verbally coerce sex from a partner.

Straus said studies have shown that corporal punishment leads to low self control and self esteem, as well as aggressiveness, antisocial personalities and the understanding that violence is okay which may lead to sexual coercion.

He added that there are alternative ways to discipline children that work better and do not have side effects.

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Well...what ya'll think about that?

[Feather]

I think this guy needed to be spanked as a child. Give me a friggon break.
The shit these morons will try to cram down your throat.

[Hath]

I thought it was going to say that being spanked as a child leads to bizarre spanking fetishes... I guess I was wrong...

[El Comandante]

Violence begets violence.. no secret there

[mfgbypooter]

That headline made me think it would be about developing arthritis in your hands, elbows, or shoulders from swinging the belt so much while busting the asses of your kids.

damn.

*

[Excrement_Cranium]

Yes. It's true.

Weak-minded sniveling yellow-bellies blame their parents for all of their problems.

[HelenaP]

..children who are spanked or experience other corporal punishment have a raised risk as teenagers and adults to verbally or physically coerce a partner into having sex....

I had my arse beat by my dad more than most men have had their arse beat by another man, yet I have never physically coerced (by their definition) anyone into having sex.

From the time I was three, naked, right out of the bathtub, until I ran away at fourteen. I mean every single day (with the exception of the time he and I were in AZ for the summer, as I had an ear surgery scheduled. My sister wasn't around to lie on me.).
Yet I went the opposite way on discipline (didn't beat their arses enough...in the beginning), rarely spanking my kids.

They hated "time out."

I feel that the only time I should "beat that arse" is when my kid does something that puts him/her in danger.

...corporal punishment leads to low self control and self esteem, as well as aggressiveness, antisocial personalities and the understanding that violence is okay which may lead to sexual coercion.

However, I DO have to keep on top of my aggressiveness and am utterly anti social.

[Lord_of_the_Dense]

This leading researcher needs to step down and let someone else take the lead. The title does state, however, "spanking can" vs. "spanking will." The opposite has proven more true for me. No, I'm not saying I want to be beaten during sex.

While I am not going to turn this into a contest to see who had it the worst growing up, I had my fair share of "spankings" and corporal punishment. I can still recall key moments in my childhood that serve as a reminder of who I should never be. It failed me twice before, however, as I had become violent to my first wife and son, thanks to years of training by my own parents. To my knowledge, this has never had a direct impact on my sexual drive or methodology. Sex should always be a reward for good relationship behaviour and demanding a reward is wrong in any aspect of life.

I will admit that it may have contributed to my anti-social behaviour, but you wouldn't be able to tell by my being here. (I'm really an overweight Glarkon from another star system.)

Anywho, generalized, spanking can lead to general problems later in life. This astounding news make my fingers hurt.

Now where's that box of raisins...

[HelenaP]

...

Now where's that box of raisins...

*tosses raisins to L_O_T_D..*.

[Signa]

i think this is a joke. i got spanked a ton when i was a kid, and i fucking deserved it most of the time. from my parent's prospective, it didnt seem to do much. being ADHD, its hard to find a moment when your kid IS behaving.

Straus said studies have shown that corporal punishment leads to low self control and self esteem, as well as aggressiveness, antisocial personalities and the understanding that violence is okay which may lead to sexual coercion.

this part im not 100% sure isnt incorrect. i am still living at home, but im also prolly one of the nicest guys ever. i could buy the "low self esteem" line, but the more i probe the recesses of my mind, the less the spankings seem like they have any lasting impact on me.

[w31n3r]

personally, i always dismiss research like this as the result of over paid head shrinkers having too much time on their hands. great if you're into opera, not so in the real world.

everyone had their backsides tanned at some point of time. so your pop kicked your ass, big deal. at least it wasn't the snotty kid next door, that'd really suck. if you grow up to be an as$hole, i'd say it was because your parents didn't whack you hard enough. this is just another excuse for lameballs to use, instead of taking ownership of their own actions. shame on you obama...err, sorry, got my topics mixed. but don't blame me, my folks hit me as a child...

[Potato]

And people wonder why younger people now are such spoiled and bratty pieces of shit (blanket comment, not true for every person but seems to be an increasing trend)? Discipline damnit, it works wonders.

When I was spanked as a kid, I deserved it. I learned not to do it again.

If "spanking" borders on flat-out abuse, then yea, that's a problem. But then it's not just spanking anymore.

[cheapprick]

And people wonder why younger people now are such spoiled and bratty pieces of shit (blanket comment, not true for every person but seems to be an increasing trend)? Discipline damnit, it works wonders.

You are now old. Welcome.

Keep those little bastards off of your lawn.

[Feather]

Sorry Tater given too much rep today, maybe tomorrow. Right on the money honey.

[Pooter's Left Nut]

prolonged spankings always leave me feeling exhausted and empty.

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