Hi! If anyone has things to say to me, this is the place for it. I may check this page infrequently, though, as I'm not a very active editor. -- Zman9600 ( talk) 01:05, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
Sorry about that! If I have already left a template, do you want me to remove it or are you fine with leaving mine there? S0091 ( talk) 20:09, 3 March 2019 (UTC)
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In the source already given, Gershoff says:
The few existing randomized control trials showed that physical punishment was no more effective than other methods in eliciting compliance. In one such study, an average of eight spankings in a single session was needed to elicit compliance, and there was “no support for the necessity of the physical punishment.”
And this is true, however these high numbers were true of other tactics as well (because it was focusing on clinically defiant children). However, the only other method that was as effective was an empty 4x5 isolation room with a 4-foot high plywood barrier - it has not been tested in other settings and no other method was found to be as effective.
See this for a fuller explanation of Roberts' RCTs: https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1566&context=lcp
Furthermore, studies focusing on specific forms of spanking rather than it in general and that compared it against other punishments often showed insignificant negatives or even positive results:
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It was my first time from this IP address. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.238.128.53 ( talk) 00:01, 4 March 2019 (UTC)
The original quote is poorly referenced - it is a partial quote, referenced in an interview, where the original person is quoted by a second person, and that quote is used. I changed it to link to the original and complete quote. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.66.195.214 ( talk) 05:19, 17 March 2019 (UTC)