Physical Punishment by Parent Figures as a Model of Aggressive Behavior in Children
- 1 June 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Genetic Psychology
- Vol. 130 (2) , 279-284
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00221325.1977.10533260
Abstract
This project investigated the effect of a filmed, physically punitive parent model on the behavior of 60 elementary-age boys. It was hypothesized that a filmed sequence of a parent physically punishing a child would stimulate significantly more aggressive behavior in a group of observing boys than would be stimulated in a group who viewed a nonpunitive film. The total percentage of aggressive responses emitted in doll play was significantly higher for the punitive group than for the nonpunitive (p < .05).Keywords
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