Do parenting behaviors modify the way sensation seeking influences antisocial behaviors?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Parenting behaviors have been shown to moderate the association between sensation seeking and antisocial behaviors.

Methods

Data were obtained from the Boricua Youth Study, a longitudinal study of 2,491 Puerto Rican youth living in the South Bronx, New York, and the metropolitan area of San Juan, Puerto Rico. First, we examined the prospective relationship between sensation seeking and antisocial behaviors across 3 yearly waves and whether this relationship varied by sociodemographic factors. Second, we examined the moderating role of parenting behaviors-including parental monitoring, warmth, and coercive discipline-on the prospective relationship between sensation seeking and antisocial behaviors.

Results

Sensation seeking was a strong predictor of antisoc

SUBMITTER: Okuda M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6747685 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature