A study by Canadian researchers suggests that physical punishment endured as a child may result in depression, anxiety and personality disorders later in life.
According to an article posted on TheStar.com, Canada’s largest online news site, researchers estimated between 2 and 7 percent of those mood disorders might be due to punishments inflicted in childhood — punishment that does not including more severe forms of abuse and maltreatment.
The study team used data collected by United States Census interviewers in 2004 and 2005 in surveys of almost 35,000 adults across the country and found about 6 per cent of interview subjects had been punished beyond spanking “sometimes,” “fairly often” or “very often.” Those with a history of harsh physical punishment were more likely to have a range of mood and personality disorders or to abuse drugs and alcohol, the study suggests.
Up to half of all children may be
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