The American psychologist
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The American psychologist · Jul 2018
Biography Historical ArticleGold Medal Award for Life Achievement in Psychology in the Public Interest: James M. Jones.
The American Psychological Foundation (APF) Gold Medal Awards recognize distinguished and engaging records of accomplishment in 4 areas of psychology. The 2018 recipient of the Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in Psychology in the Public Interest is James M. Jones, PhD. ⋯ Jackson, PhD; Archie L. Turner; and Stewart E. Cooper, PhD, APA Board of Directors liaison. (PsycINFO Database Record
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The American psychologist · Jul 2018
ReviewThe strength of the causal evidence against physical punishment of children and its implications for parents, psychologists, and policymakers.
The question of whether physical punishment is helpful or harmful to the development of children has been subject to hundreds of research studies over the past several decades. Yet whether causal conclusions can be drawn from this largely nonexperimental research and whether the conclusions generalize across contexts are issues that remain unresolved. ⋯ They then review research demonstrating that physical punishment is linked with the same harms to children as is physical abuse and summarize the extant research that finds links between physical punishment and detrimental outcomes for children are consistent across cultural, family, and neighborhood contexts. The strength and consistency of the links between physical punishment and detrimental child outcomes lead the authors to recommend that parents should avoid physical punishment, psychologists should advise and advocate against it, and policymakers should develop means of educating the public about the harms of and alternatives to physical punishment. (PsycINFO Database Record