Longitudinal Links Between Callous-Unemotional Behaviors and Parenting in Early Childhood: A Genetically Informed Design.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Most research on callous-unemotional behaviors (CU) and parenting does not focus on directions of effect, and work that does so has not been genetically informed. The present study is the first to examine potential reciprocal effects between parenting and CU in a community sample of early childhood. Use of a twin sample also allows us to distinguish child-based genetic effects from environmentally driven effects, which is necessary before translating this research to interventions.

Method

The present study used biometric cross-lagged models to investigate the relation between CU and parenting in twins at 2 and 3 years of age (monozygotic = 145, dizygotic = 169 twin pairs). CU was assessed using the parent-reported Child Behavior Checklist 1.5-5. Scores were residua

SUBMITTER: Flom M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6744356 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature