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- Title
Bidirectional influences between maternal parenting and children's peer problems: a longitudinal monozygotic twin difference study.
- Authors
Yamagata, Shinji; Takahashi, Yusuke; Ozaki, Koken; Fujisawa, Keiko K.; Nonaka, Koichi; Ando, Juko
- Abstract
This twin study examined the bidirectional relationship between maternal parenting behaviors and children's peer problems that were not confounded by genetic and family environmental factors. Mothers of 259 monozygotic twin pairs reported parenting behaviors and peer problems when twins were 42 and 48 months. Path analyses on monozygotic twin difference scores revealed that authoritative parenting (the presence of consistent discipline and lack of harsh parenting) and peer problems simultaneously influenced each other. Authoritative parenting reduced peer problems, and peer problems increased authoritative parenting. Neither consistent discipline nor harsh parenting alone was associated with peer problems. These results suggest that maternal authoritative parenting works protectively in regard to children's peer problems, and peer problems can evoke such effective parenting.
- Subjects
PARENTING; PEER pressure in children; TWINS; CHILD rearing; PARENT-child relationships
- Publication
Developmental Science, 2013, Vol 16, Issue 2, p249
- ISSN
1363-755X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/desc.12021