Physical punishment of children and wifebeating in cross-cultural perspective

Child Abuse and Neglect Vol/Iss. 5(2) Pergamon Press Published In Pages: 193-195
By Levinson, David

Hypothesis

Socialization of children involving violence will be positively associated with frequent wifebeating (194)

Note

A general association was found with the gamma test. A closer look at the distribution of cases shows that infrequent wifebeating is associated with rare physical punishment, but frequent wifebeating is unassociated with the level of physical punishment.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
GammaSupportedp<.05?=.34UNKNOWN