Useful overviews
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Brown, A. S., Holden, G. W., & Ashraf, R. (2018). Spank, slap, or hit? How labels alter perceptions of child discipline. Psychology of Violence, 8(1), 1-9. doi:10.1037/vio0000080
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Straus, M. A. (2005). Children should never, ever, be spanked no matter what the circumstances. In D. R. Loseke, R. J. Gelles and M. M. Cavanaugh (eds), Current controversies about family violence (second edition), pp. 137–57). Thousand Oak, CA: Sage Publications.
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Journals
Child Abuse & Neglect
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse