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Monday, August 12, 2013

ScienceDaily: Living Well News

ScienceDaily: Living Well News


Great Recession onset spurs harsh parenting

Posted: 05 Aug 2013 12:24 PM PDT

The onset of the Great Recession and, more generally, deteriorating economic conditions lead mothers to engage in harsh parenting, such as hitting or shouting at children, a team of researchers has found. But the effect is only found in mothers who carry a gene variation that makes them more likely to react to their environment.

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