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Interaction of Dopamine Transporter Gene and Observed Parenting Behaviors on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach
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Li, James J.; Lee, Steve S. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2013
Emerging evidence suggests that some individuals may be simultaneously more responsive to the effects from environmental adversity "and" enrichment (i.e., differential susceptibility). Given that parenting behavior and a variable number tandem repeat polymorphism in the 3'untranslated region of the dopamine transporter (DAT1) gene are…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Genetics, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Parenting Styles
The Distinctive Sequelae of Children's Coping with Interparental Conflict: Testing the Reformulated Emotional Security Theory
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Davies, Patrick T.; Martin, Meredith J.; Sturge-Apple, Melissa L.; Ripple, Michael T.; Cicchetti, Dante – Developmental Psychology, 2016
Two studies tested hypotheses about the distinctive psychological consequences of children's patterns of responding to interparental conflict. In Study 1, 174 preschool children (M = 4.0 years) and their mothers participated in a cross-sectional design. In Study 2, 243 preschool children (M = 4.6 years) and their parents participated in 2 annual…
Descriptors: Coping, Parents, Interpersonal Competence, Conflict
Early Concern and Disregard for Others as Predictors of Antisocial Behavior
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Rhee, Soo Hyun; Friedman, Naomi P.; Boeldt, Debra L.; Corley, Robin P.; Hewitt, John. K.; Knafo, Ariel; Lahey, Benjamin B.; Robinson, JoAnn; Van Hulle, Carol A.; Waldman, Irwin D.; Young, Susan E.; Zahn-Waxler, Carolyn – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2013
Background: Prediction of antisocial behavior is important, given its adverse impact on both the individuals engaging in antisocial behavior and society. Additional research identifying early predictors of future antisocial behavior, or antisocial propensity, is needed. The present study tested the hypothesis that both concern for others and…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Predictor Variables, Altruism, Prediction
The Developmental Costs and Benefits of Children's Involvement in Interparental Conflict
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Davies, Patrick T.; Coe, Jesse L.; Martin, Meredith J.; Sturge-Apple, Melissa L.; Cummings, E. Mark – Developmental Psychology, 2015
Building on empirical documentation of children's involvement in interparental conflicts as a weak predictor of psychopathology, we tested the hypothesis that involvement in conflict more consistently serves as a moderator of associations between children's emotional reactivity to interparental conflict and their psychological problems. In Study…
Descriptors: Parents, Interpersonal Relationship, Psychopathology, Hypothesis Testing
Child Maltreatment and Mediating Influences of Childhood Personality Types on the Development of Adolescent Psychopathology
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Oshri, Assaf; Rogosch, Fred A.; Cicchetti, Dante – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2013
The purpose of this study is to investigate longitudinal risk processes linking early child maltreatment, childhood personality organizations, and adolescent maladaptation. In a sample of maltreated and nonmaltreated children ("N" = 400; 62.3% African American, 11.8% Hispanic; 40.8% girls), a tripartite personality typology based on…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Risk, Longitudinal Studies, Adolescents