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doi:10.22028/D291-40831
Title: | Genetics, parenting, and family functioning—What drives the development of self-control from adolescence to adulthood? |
Author(s): | Mueller, Ida M. Spinath, Frank M. Friese, Malte Hahn, Elisabeth |
Language: | English |
Title: | Journal of Personality |
Volume: | 91 |
Issue: | 2 |
Pages: | 332-353 |
Publisher/Platform: | Wiley |
Year of Publication: | 2023 |
DDC notations: | 150 Psychology |
Publikation type: | Journal Article |
Abstract: | Self-control is a meaningful predictor of crucial life outcomes. Knowingly, genes contribute substantially to differences in self-control, but behavioral genetic findings are often misinterpreted regarding environmental influences. Therefore, we reinvestigate the heritability of self-control as well as potential environmental influences, namely parenting and a chaotic home environment. We used cross-sectional and longitudinal data from the German twin family study TwinLife (N = 3354 individuals), structured in a multicohort design in which 13-, 19-, and 25-year-old twins rated their self-control, parents' behavior, and home environment. Results showed increasing mean levels and 1-year stabilities for self-control accompanied by substantial genetic influences, increasing particularly from ages 19 to 25 (53% to 76%). While chaotic home environments and negative parenting were phenotypically associated with lower self-control, twin difference models revealed that differences in these individually perceived “environments” directly predicted self-control differences (β = −0.16 to −0.28) within families when controlling for genetic and environmental similarities. In addition to the genetic anchoring of self-control, results indicate that environmental factors such as negative family environments are meaningful and depend on individual perceptions within families. Interventions for enhancing self-control should, therefore, rely on individual perspectives rather than objective characteristics of home environments. |
DOI of the first publication: | 10.1111/jopy.12723 |
URL of the first publication: | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jopy.12723 |
Link to this record: | urn:nbn:de:bsz:291--ds-408315 hdl:20.500.11880/36688 http://dx.doi.org/10.22028/D291-40831 |
ISSN: | 1467-6494 0022-3506 |
Date of registration: | 25-Oct-2023 |
Faculty: | HW - Fakultät für Empirische Humanwissenschaften und Wirtschaftswissenschaft |
Department: | HW - Psychologie |
Professorship: | HW - Prof. Dr. Malte Friese |
Collections: | SciDok - Der Wissenschaftsserver der Universität des Saarlandes |
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