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What the evidence found 3 findings
Based on 10 sources:
Parenting Science institutional View
Iowa State University Pressbooks institutional View
PMC peer-reviewed View
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ResearchGate publication peer-reviewed View
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Murray State University Digital Commons institutional View
Difference Between Authoritative and Authoritarian peer-reviewed View
UTC Scholar Qualitative Study on Parenting Styles institutional View
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StatPearls - NCBI peer-reviewed View
PMC - NCBI peer-reviewed View
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Journal of Social and Personal Relationships peer-reviewed View
Wiley Online Library peer-reviewed View
Using Non-Violent Discipline Tools: Evidence Suggesting the Importance of Attunement peer-reviewed View
Longitudinal Associations between Parental Warmth, Harsh discipline - PMC peer-reviewed View
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Psychology Today news View
EBSCO Research Starters institutional View
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Baylor University Institutional Repository institutional View
Concordia University Spectrum Repository institutional View
Developmental Psychology journal meta-analysis by Pinquart (2017) peer-reviewed
Wellesley College Repository institutional View
The Atlantic news View
GovInfo institutional View
What research hasn't answered 3 gaps
Parenting Science institutional View
Iowa State University Pressbooks institutional View
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PMC systematic review peer-reviewed View
ResearchGate publication peer-reviewed View
Parenting Science institutional View
Iowa State University Pressbooks institutional View
PMC peer-reviewed View
PMC systematic review peer-reviewed View
ResearchGate publication peer-reviewed View
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Generated by reaso.ai's editorial pipeline: claim restated, scientific consensus classified via 3-run majority vote, 21 findings enriched with attribution and study type, narrative written in neutral voice. No individual researcher has signed off on this specific analysis — see methodology for how the pipeline works. Built with Claude Sonnet by Anthropic. Updated April 16, 2026. How we do this →

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