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A Longitudinal Investigation of the Associations Among Parenting, Deviant Peer Affiliation, and Externalizing Behaviors: A Monozygotic Twin Differences Design.
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Twin Research & Human Genetics . Jun2013, Vol. 16 Issue 3, p698-706. 9p. 1 Diagram, 3 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Non-shared parenting and deviant peer affiliation are linked to differences in externalizing behaviors between twins. However, few studies have examined these two non-shared environments simultaneously. The present study examined the transactional roles of differential parenting (i.e., warmth and hostility) and deviant peer affiliation on monozygotic (MZ) twin differences in externalizing behaviors using a two-wave longitudinal study of twins and their parents. The sample consisted of 520 pairs of MZ twins (46.5% males, 53.5% females), with a mean age of 13.86 years (SD = 2.10) at the T1 assessment, residing in Beijing, China. The association between non-shared hostility in parenting and adolescent externalizing behaviors was mainly explained by a child-driven effect whereby the twin with a higher level of externalizing behaviors than his or her co-twin was more likely to receive more hostility from the parents. Similarly, the relationship between deviant peer affiliation and adolescent externalizing behaviors supported the selection effect whereby the twin with a higher level of externalizing behaviors than his or her co-twin was more likely to affiliate with deviant peers. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 18324274
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Twin Research & Human Genetics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 87656809
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/thg.2013.24