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Association of Friday School Report Card Release With Saturday Incidence Rates of Agency-Verified Physical Child Abuse
Author(s) -
Melissa A. Bright,
Sarah D. LynneLandsman,
Katherine E. Masyn,
Marcus Waldman,
Julia A. Graber,
Randell Alexander
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
jama pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.004
H-Index - 183
eISSN - 2168-6211
pISSN - 2168-6203
DOI - 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.4346
Subject(s) - medicine , hotline , poison control , report card , physical abuse , injury prevention , suicide prevention , child abuse , incidence (geometry) , occupational safety and health , demography , pediatrics , medical emergency , psychology , telecommunications , pedagogy , physics , sociology , computer science , optics , pathology
Corporal punishment is a leading risk factor for physical abuse. Strong anecdotal evidence from physicians and other professionals working in child protection suggest that punishment-initiated physical abuse for school-aged children increases after release of report cards. However, no empirical examination of this association has occurred.

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