Ï㽶ÊÓƵ News - the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) /channels/news_feeds/all/term/the%20Social%20Sciences%20and%20Humanities%20Research%20Council%20%28SSHRC%29/rss en Youth violence lower in countries with complete ban on corporal punishment /channels/channels/news/youth-violence-lower-countries-complete-ban-corporal-punishment-290645 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>A study published today in the BMJ Open shows that in countries where there is a complete ban on all corporal punishment of children there is less fighting among young people. There was 31% less physical fighting in young men and 42% less physical fighting in young women in countries where corporal punishment was banned in all settings, compared with those where corporal punishment was permitted both at school and at home.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/feature-spanking.jpg?itok=D1hWlR0V" width="160" height="107" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">16 </span><span class="month">October </span><span class="year">2018</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 16 Oct 2018 14:50:23 +0000 webfull 142080 at /channels