Maternal Warmth and Directiveness Jointly Moderate the Etiology of Childhood Conduct Problems

Autor/inn/en	Burt, S. Alexandra; Klahr, Ashlea M.; Neale, Michael C.; Klump, Kelly L.
Titel	Maternal Warmth and Directiveness Jointly Moderate the Etiology of Childhood Conduct Problems
Quelle	In: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 54 (2013) 10, S.1030-1037 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9630
DOI	10.1111/jcpp.12095
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Twins; Affective Behavior; Parent Child Relationship; Risk; Genetics; Environmental Influences; Parenting Styles; Etiology; Behavior Problems; Behavior Disorders; Video Technology; Nature Nurture Controversy; Michigan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Twin; Zwilling; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Risiko; Humangenetik; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Ätiologie; Umweltdebatte
Abstract	Background: Prior studies exploring gene-environment interactions (GxE) in the development of youth conduct problems (CP) have focused almost exclusively on single-risk experiences, despite research indicating that the presence of other risk factors and or the absence of protective factors can accentuate the influence of a given risk factor on CP. The goal of the current study was to fill this gap in the literature, evaluating whether risky and protective aspects of parenting might combine to jointly moderate the etiology of CP. Methods: The sample consisted of 500 child twin pairs from the Michigan State University Twin Registry (MSUTR). Child CP was assessed using multiple informant reports. Maternal warmth and directiveness were assessed via videotaped dyadic interactions between mothers and each of their twins. Results: Biometric GxE analyses revealed that directiveness and warmth did appear to jointly moderate the etiology of CP. In particular, shared environmental influences were accentuated by colder, less directive or "less engaged" mothering, whereas genetic influences were strongest when the child was experiencing warmer, more directive or "more authoritative" mothering. Conclusions: Such findings serve to highlight the synergistic effects of risky and protective experiences on child outcomes. They also provide additional empirical support for the bioecological form of GxE, which postulates that, in some cases, genetic influences may be most strongly expressed in the presence of low-risk environments. (As Provided).
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