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Corporal Punishment in Adolescence and Physical Assaults on Spouses in Later Life: What Accounts for the Link?

This research tested a theoretical model that incorporated three components: normative approval of violence; depression; and marital conflict to explain the link between corporal punishment during adolescence and physical assaults of spouses in later life. The results of the logistic regression analysis of data from a nationally representative sample of husband and wives were largely consistent with this model. It appeared that corporal punishment in adolescence was associated with an increased probability of tolerating violence against ones spouse experiencing depression as an adult and elevating levels of marital conflict. In turn each of these components was associated with an increase probability of physically assaulting ones spouse. Moreover the associations remained significant despite controlling for age socioeconomic status ethnic group and witnessing violence between parents. Because corporal punishment of adolescents occurs in over half of US families the findings suggest the elimination of this practice can reduce some of the psychological and social processes that increase the likelihood of future marital violence.