Correlates of Positive Parenting Behaviors

The present study examined the influence of maternal and child characteristics on parenting behaviors in a genetically informative study. The participants were 976 twins and their mothers from the Colorado Longitudinal Twin Study and the Twin Infant Project. Indicators of positive parenting were cod...

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Published in:Behavior genetics 2018-07, Vol.48 (4), p.283-297
Main Authors: Woodward, Kerri E., Boeldt, Debra L., Corley, Robin P., DiLalla, Lisabeth, Friedman, Naomi P., Hewitt, John K., Mullineaux, Paula Y., Robinson, JoAnn, Rhee, Soo Hyun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Child Behavior - psychology
Child, Preschool
Children
Children & youth
Clinical Psychology
Cognition
Cognitive ability
Colorado
Correlation of Data
Educational Status
Emotions
Environmental aspects
Etiology
Female
Gender differences
Health Psychology
Humans
Infant
Language Development
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Models, Genetic
Mothers
Mothers - psychology
Original Research
Parent-Child Relations
Parenting - psychology
Parents & parenting
Psychology
Public Health
Regression Analysis
Self study
Sex differences
Sex Factors
Twin studies
Twin Studies as Topic
Twins
Young Adult
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Summary:The present study examined the influence of maternal and child characteristics on parenting behaviors in a genetically informative study. The participants were 976 twins and their mothers from the Colorado Longitudinal Twin Study and the Twin Infant Project. Indicators of positive parenting were coded during parent–child interactions when twins were 7–36 months old. Child cognitive abilities and affection were independent correlates of positive parenting. There were significant gender differences in the magnitude of genetic and environmental influences on positive parenting, with shared environmental influences on parenting of girls and additive genetic influences on parenting of boys. Girls received significantly more positive parenting than boys. Differences in etiology of positive parenting may be explained by developmental gender differences in child cognitive abilities and affection, such that girls may have more rewarding interactions with parents, evoking more positive parenting.
ISSN:0001-8244
1573-3297
DOI:10.1007/s10519-018-9906-2