Contemporary research on parenting: The case for nature and nurture.

Collins, W. Andrew; Maccoby, Eleanor E.; Steinberg, Laurence; Hetherington, E. Mavis; Bornstein, Marc H.

doi:10.1037/0003-066x.55.2.218

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“…Next, although the notion that genes play at least a modest role in child development has gained acceptance in recent years (Collins, Maccoby, Steinberg, Hetherington, & Bornstein, 2000), the statistical techniques and assumptions (i.e., the Equal Environments Assumption; EEA) underlying traditional behavioral genetic methodology have been criticized on both ideological (Greenberg, 2005) and interpretive (Greenberg, 2005;Partridge, 2005) grounds. In particular, both Greenberg (2005) and Partridge (2005) questioned the interpretive significance of genetic proportions of variance.…”

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Differential parent-child relationships and adolescent externalizing symptoms: Cross-lagged analyses within a monozygotic twin differences design.

Burt¹,

McGue²,

Iacono³

et al. 2006

Developmental Psychology

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Research has indicated that differential parental treatment is linked to differences in externalizing symptomology (EXT) across siblings, even those siblings who are genetically identical. However, the direction of causation and longitudinal significance of this relationship remains unclear. Thus, in the present study, the authors examined 486 monozygotic twin pairs, assessed at ages 11, 14, and 17 years, within a cross-lagged twin differences design. Results revealed that differential parentchild conflict at age 11 years uniquely contributed to differential sibling EXT 3 years later but only in the most discordant twin pairs. In the full, unselected sample, this relationship was not significant. These results suggest that markedly different parent-child conflict has an environmentally mediated impact on child behavior through mid-adolescence, findings that yield insights into environmental influences on behavior.Keywords parent-child relationships; environmental influences; twin differences; externalizing disorders In 1987, Plomin and Daniels published a seminal and widely cited article in which they noted that the largest environmental contributions to behavioral outcomes occur at the child-specific (i.e., nonshared environment) level rather than at the family-wide (i.e., shared environment) level. They consequently reasoned that, to the extent that parents influence children's outcomes, they likely do so at this child-specific level. To examine this provocative hypothesis, they charged researchers with the following tasks: (a) identify differential experiences among siblings in the same family; (b) relate these differential experiences to differences in sibling behavior; and (c) determine the causal nature of the relationship between differential experiences and differences in sibling behavior.To date, researchers have established both that there are significant sibling differences in parental treatment within families (Feinberg & Hetherington, 2001;Reiss et al., 1995) and that these differences are predictive of child and adolescent outcomes (Anderson, Hetherington, Reiss, & Howe, 1994;Conger & Conger, 1994;Feinberg & Hetherington, 2001;Kowal, Krull, & Kramer, 2004). For example, parent-child conflict appears to contribute to adolescent adjustment largely at the child-specific level (Anderson et al., 1994), results that appear to Correspondence (Conger & Conger, 1994). Specifically, researchers found that the adolescents treated in a more hostile fashion by their parents in early adolescence exhibited relatively more delinquent behavior during mid-adolescence, even when controlling for the association between hostility and delinquent behavior during early adolescence. Although these studies certainly establish a role for differential parental treatment in child outcomes, their interpretative significance is limited by two issues. First, the mechanisms through which differential parental treatment/parent-child relationships affect child outcomes have yet to be firmly resolved. Although they still r...

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Differential parent-child relationships and adolescent externalizing symptoms: Cross-lagged analyses within a monozygotic twin differences design.

Burt¹,

McGue²,

Iacono³

et al. 2006

Developmental Psychology

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117

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“…Broadly defined, parenting practices have been consistently linked with children's developmental outcomes and well-being (Collins et al, 2000). Coercive (e.g., Patterson, 1982Patterson, , 2002 and rejecting (e.g., Rothbaum & Weisz, 1994) parenting, poor monitoring (e.g., Loeber & Stouthamer-Loeber, 1986, and violent discipline (e.g., Strassberg, Dodge, Pettit, & Bates, 1994) have all been linked to the development of child externalizing behaviors.…”

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Understanding child sexual behavior problems: A developmental psychopathology framework

Elkovitch

Latzman

Hansen

et al. 2009

Clinical Psychology Review

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Children exhibiting sexual behavior have increasingly gained the attention of child welfare and mental health systems, as well as the scientific community. While a heterogeneous group, children with sexual behavior problems consistently demonstrate a number of problems related to adjustment and overall development. In order to appropriately intervene with these children, a comprehensive understanding of etiology is imperative. The overarching goal of the present paper is to review the extant research on mechanisms associated with the development of problematic sexual behavior in childhood within a developmental psychopathology framework. What is known about normative and nonnormative sexual behavior in childhood is reviewed, highlighting definitional challenges and age-related developmental differences. Further, the relationship between child sexual abuse and child sexual behavior problems is discussed, drawing attention to factors impacting this relationship. Risk factors for child sexual behavior problems, beyond that of sexual abuse, are also reviewed utilizing a transactional-ecological framework. Finally, we conclude with a discussion of implications of a developmental psychopathology perspective on problematic child sexual behaviors to inform future research and intervention efforts. Such implications include the need for attention to normative childhood sexual behavior, developmental sensitivity, and examinations of ecological domain in concert.

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“…Studies investigating effects of parenting on social development that are based on direct behavioral observations usually show larger effect sizes than do studies centered on parental reports (Collins et al, 2000). However, the need for a large sample in order to maximize statistical power forced us to use self-rating questionnaires.…”

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“…Although the main effects of child personality and parental behavior on child problem behavior have been extensively documented in past research, some of which is reviewed briefly below, relatively few studies have addressed the combined or interactive effects of personality and parental behavior as determinants of internalizing and externalizing behavior (Barber, 1992;Collins, Maccoby, Steinberg, Hetherington, & Bornstein, 2000;O'Connor & Dvorak, 2001). However, ignoring personality-environment interactions and considering only main effects can lead to spurious correlations with problem behavior.…”

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Child Personality and Parental Behavior as Moderators of Problem Behavior: Variable- and Person-Centered Approaches.

Leeuwen¹,

Mervielde²,

Braet³

et al. 2004

Developmental Psychology

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Parenting ϫ Child Personality interactions in predicting child externalizing and internalizing behavior were investigated in a variable-centered study and a person-centered study. The variable-centered study used data from a 3-year longitudinal study of 600 children 7 to 15 years old at Time 1 and 512 children 10 to 18 years old at Time 2. Parents rated child personality (five factor model), negative control, positive parenting, and child problem behavior, whereas children rated parental behavior. Hierarchical moderated regression analyses showed significant Parenting ϫ Child Personality (benevolence and conscientiousness) interactions, principally for externalizing behavior. The interactions were largely replicable across informants and across time. The person-centered study, which classified participants into 3 types, showed that negative parental control was more related to externalizing behavior for undercontrollers than for resilients. Negative parental control enhanced internalizing behavior for overcontrollers.

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Contemporary research on parenting: The case for nature and nurture.

Cited by 1,232 publications

References 123 publications

Differential parent-child relationships and adolescent externalizing symptoms: Cross-lagged analyses within a monozygotic twin differences design.

Differential parent-child relationships and adolescent externalizing symptoms: Cross-lagged analyses within a monozygotic twin differences design.

Understanding child sexual behavior problems: A developmental psychopathology framework

Child Personality and Parental Behavior as Moderators of Problem Behavior: Variable- and Person-Centered Approaches.

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