Out of Control: Examining the Association Between Family Conflict and Self-Control in Adolescence in a Genetically Sensitive Design.
Out of Control: Examining the Association Between Family Conflict and Self-Control in Adolescence in a Genetically Sensitive Design.
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失控：在遗传敏感设计中检查家庭冲突与青春期自我控制之间的关联。
DOI：
10.1016/j.jaac.2019.02.017
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发表时间：
2020
影响因子：
13.3
通讯作者：
Finkenauer,Catrin
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作者：
Willems,YayoukE;deZeeuw,EvelineL;vanBeijsterveldt,CatharinaEM;Boomsma,DorretI;Bartels,Meike;Finkenauer,Catrin
目的：家庭冲突与青少年自我控制能力低下有关。到目前为止，关于这一关联方向的研究尚无定论。在这项研究中，我们将厘清这种关联是否反映了一种因果效应，还是由一个共同的潜在原因（包括遗传因素）来解释。方法利用双胞胎数据拟合一系列因果模型，比较家庭冲突与自我控制之间的相互因果关系、家庭冲突与自我控制之间的单向因果关系、家庭冲突与自我控制之间的单向因果关系、家庭冲突与自我控制之间的单向因果关系以及共同遗传易感性。我们纳入了大量14岁双胞胎样本（N = 9173）的数据，这些双胞胎都在荷兰双胞胎登记册中登记。结果家庭冲突对青少年自我控制能力的影响是单向的，遗传因素在其中起一定作用。结论经历过家庭冲突的青少年存在自我控制能力障碍的风险，家庭冲突是自我控制能力低下的一个强有力的预测因子，通过共同的遗传因素，但也通过直接的因果影响。
ObjectiveFamily conflict is associated with low self-control in adolescence. Thus far research about the direction of this association is inconclusive. In this study, we sort out whether this association reflects a causal effect or whether it is explained by a common underlying cause, including genetic factors.MethodIn twin data, we fitted a series of causal models, and compared models for the association of family conflict and self-control including reciprocal causation, unidirectional causation from family conflict to low self-control, unidirectional causation from low self-control to family conflict, and common genetic susceptibility. We included data from a large sample of twins aged 14 years (N = 9,173), all enrolled in the Netherlands Twin Register.ResultsThe results suggested a unidirectional pathway model in which family conflict leads to low self-control in adolescence, with genetic factors also playing a role in explaining the association.ConclusionAdolescents experiencing family conflict are at risk for showing hampered self-control capacities, with family conflict being a robust predictor of low self-control through common genetic factors but also through direct causal influences.