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While corporal punishment may in cases induce immediate behavioural conformity, long term behaviour management has not at all shown to be effective (to the contrary in fact). The breadth of negative behaviours and negative mental artifacts associated with corporal punishment should be indication enough that as a method of behavioural modification, it should simply be abandoned. At its most basic the administration of corporal punishment legitimises the practice of violence by using violent means to solve behaviour problems. Just so RogueScholar understands some idea of the mass of data against his proclaimed (see the thread) supported position, I set out this round only with research found in a 5 minute run of basic database mining. Increased child/adolescent aggression, misconduct: Associations between Maternal Physical Discipline and Peer Victimization among Hong Kong Chinese Children: The Moderating Role of Child Aggression Mylien T Duong, David Schwartz, Lei Chang, Brynn M Kelly, Shelley R Tom. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. New York: Oct 2009. Vol. 37, Iss. 7; pg. 957-967. Risk Factor Models for Adolescent Verbal and Physical Aggression Toward Fathers Linda Pagani, Richard E Tremblay, Daniel Nagin, Mark Zoccolillo, et al. Journal of Family Violence. New York: Apr 2009. Vol. 24, Iss. 3; pg. 173-183. Relations of parenting style to Chinese children's effortful control, ego resilience, and maladjustment Nancy Eisenberg, Lei Chang, Yue Ma, Xiaorui Huang. Development and Psychopathology. Cambridge: May 2009. Vol. 21, Iss. 2; pg. 455, 23 Owen, S. S. (2005). The relationship between social capital and corporal punishment in schools: A theoretical inquiry. Youth & Society, 37, 85-112. Correlated to greater abusive parenting: Relations of parenting style to Chinese children's effortful control, ego resilience, and maladjustment Nancy Eisenberg, Lei Chang, Yue Ma, Xiaorui Huang. Development and Psychopathology. Cambridge: May 2009. Vol. 21, Iss. 2; pg. 455, 23 Adult aggression: Relations of parenting style to Chinese children's effortful control, ego resilience, and maladjustment Nancy Eisenberg, Lei Chang, Yue Ma, Xiaorui Huang. Development and Psychopathology. Cambridge: May 2009. Vol. 21, Iss. 2; pg. 455, 23 == Straus, M. A. (2001). Beating the devil out of them: Corporal punishment in American families and its effects on children. Developmental Psychology 5(4), 33-56. In a study of over 9000 families found: Link to depression as an adult, (higher for women). Corporal punishment as an adolescent was associated with suicidal ideation. Corporal punishment was found also to be associated with an increased incidences of street crime, sexual malfunction, reduced income, life achievement and increased sibling violence. == Hyman, I. A. (1995). Corporal punishment, psychological maltreatment, violence, and punitiveness in America: Research, advocacy, and public policy. Applied and Preventive Psychology, 4, 113- 130. Hyman, I. A., & Perone, D. C. (1998). The other side of school violence: Educator policies and practices that may contribute to student misbehavior. Journal of School Psychology, 36, 7-27. Found the humiliation that often accompanies the experience of corporal punishment in schools may "reduce a child's ability to problem solve rationally; make a child more aggressive, defiant, and oppositional; and further inhibit a child's ability to solve problems effectively." School age children who experience psychological maltreatment (such a corporal punishment), perform at lower levels (in comparison with other children) in ability, academic achievement, and social competence. In addition children may have feelings of inadequacy and resentment that may eventually lead to anger, hostility, violence, and aggression against social targets (such as school property, authorities and peers). == Arcus, D (2002). School shooting fatalities and school corporal punishment: A look at the states. Aggressive Behavior, 28, 173-183. Hyman, I. A. (1995). Corporal punishment, psychological maltreatment, violence, and punitiveness in America: Research, advocacy, and public policy. Applied and Preventive Psychology, 4, 113- 130. Owen, S. S. (2005). The relationship between social capital and corporal punishment in schools: A theoretical inquiry. Youth & Society, 37, 85-112. Higher rates of child abuse fatalities occur in states (USA) that still allow corporal punishment in the school system. Student deaths from school shootings are higher where corporal punishment is present. A positive correlation exists between corporal punishment in schools and number of youths awaiting capital punishment in the state judicial system.. Schools with high rates of corporal punishment have higher rates of student behaviour concerns. Research findings also indicate that states with high rates of corporal punishment will tend to have higher rates of violence, aggression, and homicide committed by children. Negative motivational techniques (corporal punishment), tend to increase student alienation, misconduct and the motivation for revenge. Of importance - its opposite and with substantial research support - systems that reward, praise, and give meaningful interaction with children promotes the development of a positive self-concept - are the some of the strongest compelling motivators for learning in school. == :)