TY - JOUR
T1 - Parenting, Effortful Control, and Adolescents’ Externalizing Problem Behavior
T2 - Moderation by Dopaminergic Genes
AU - Van Heel, M.
AU - Bijttebier, P.
AU - Claes, S.
AU - Colpin, H.
AU - Goossens, L.
AU - Hankin, B.
AU - Van Den Noortgate, W.
AU - Verschueren, K.
AU - Young, J.
AU - Van Leeuwen, K.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/1/1
Y1 - 2020/1/1
N2 - Research shows that genetics and effortful control play an important role in the link between parenting and problem behavior. However, little is known about how these factors act simultaneously. This article used a moderated mediation model to examine whether effortful control mediated the link between parenting and externalizing problem behavior, and whether dopaminergic genes (i.e., polygenic index score including DAT1, DRD2, DRD4, COMT) moderated this link. Two three-wave studies were conducted on community samples (adolescents: Study 1: N = 457; Mage = 15.74; Study 2: N = 221; Mage = 12.84). There was no mediation by effortful control, but a moderation by dopaminergic reactivity was observed. Despite inconsistent evidence, this article indicates that the development of externalizing problem behavior is subject to genetic characteristics and parenting.
AB - Research shows that genetics and effortful control play an important role in the link between parenting and problem behavior. However, little is known about how these factors act simultaneously. This article used a moderated mediation model to examine whether effortful control mediated the link between parenting and externalizing problem behavior, and whether dopaminergic genes (i.e., polygenic index score including DAT1, DRD2, DRD4, COMT) moderated this link. Two three-wave studies were conducted on community samples (adolescents: Study 1: N = 457; Mage = 15.74; Study 2: N = 221; Mage = 12.84). There was no mediation by effortful control, but a moderation by dopaminergic reactivity was observed. Despite inconsistent evidence, this article indicates that the development of externalizing problem behavior is subject to genetic characteristics and parenting.
KW - Adolescence
KW - Dopamine
KW - Effortful control
KW - Externalizing problem behavior
KW - Parenting
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U2 - 10.1007/s10964-019-01149-1
DO - 10.1007/s10964-019-01149-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 31650442
AN - SCOPUS:85074801917
SN - 0047-2891
VL - 49
SP - 252
EP - 266
JO - Journal of youth and adolescence
JF - Journal of youth and adolescence
IS - 1
ER -