deviant sexual behavior

A couple researchers decided to look at the effects of being spanked as a child and adult behavior. One meta-analysis of spanking studies "found 93 percent agreement among studies that spanking can lead to such problems as delinquent and anti-social behavior in childhood along with aggression, criminal and anti-social behavior and spousal or child abuse as an adult."

That "can lead" tells me this is likely looking at correlations, not causes. (Personally I doubt spanking teaches kids much more than bigger people can beat up littler people.) But what caught my eye was this little gem:

Researchers have uncovered another damaging consequence of spanking: risky sexual behaviors, or even sexual deviancy, when the child grows up.
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They found that spanking and other corporal punishment is associated with an increased probability of verbally and physically coercing a dating partner to have sex; risky sex such as premarital sex without using a condom; and masochistic sex such as spanking during sex.

Um ... not exactly sure how spanking during sex compares to assault or risking STIs, unless you are assuming it's not consensual or that it's simply harmful in itself.

ETA: Another article.

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