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Child and Family Center
Barcelona Conference Room
2:30-3:30 pm

November 5 , 2004

Kirby Deater-Deckard
Department of Psychology, University of Oregon
"New cross-cultural research on physical discipline and child behavior problems"

Abstract: Kirby Deater-Deckard will present research from more recent US and cross-cultural studies on the link between parental use of physical punishment and children's externalizing behavior problems. He and his team continue to find evidence of cross-cultural differences in this link. In addition, children's beliefs about the "typicality" of physical punishment and the levels of warmth in their parent-child relationships appear to operate as powerful moderators.

Bio: In addition to his position at the University of Oregon, Kirby is currently a Visiting Associate Professor at the Center for Developmental & Health Genetics, Pennsylvania State University.