Toutefois, une étude a été menée par Marjorie Gunnoe, professeure de psychologie au Calvin College de Grand Rapids au Michigan. Aux fins de cette étude, Mme Gunnoe a mené 2 600 entrevues portant sur les châtiments corporels et elle a interrogé 179 adolescents sur la fessée de la part des parents.
However, a study was conducted by Marjorie Gunnoe, Professor of Psychology at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in which she conducted 2,600 interviews pertaining to corporal punishment, including questioning 179 teenagers about getting spanked by their parents.