@article {429, title = {Out of control: Examining the association between family conflict and self-control in adolescence in a genetically sensitive design}, journal = {Journal of the American Academy of Child \& Adolescent }, volume = {59}, year = {2020}, pages = {254{\textendash}262}, abstract = {

OBJECTIVE: Family 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.

METHOD: In 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.

RESULTS: The 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.

CONCLUSION: Adolescents 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.

}, keywords = {environment, family conflict, genetics, self-control, twins}, doi = {10.1016/j.jaac.2019.02.017}, author = {Willems, Yayouk E and de Zeeuw, Eveline L and van Beijsterveldt, Catharina E M and Boomsma, Dorret I and Bartels, Meike and Finkenauer, Catrin} } @article {410, title = {Parenting and self-control across early to late adolescence: A three-level meta-analysis}, journal = {Perspectives on Psychological Science}, volume = {14}, year = {2019}, pages = {967{\textendash}1005}, abstract = {

Self-control plays a significant role in positive youth development. Although numerous self-control challenges occur during adolescence, some adolescents control themselves better than others. Parenting is considered a critical factor that distinguishes adolescents with good self-control from those with poor self-control, but existing findings are inconsistent. This meta-analysis summarizes the overall relationship between parenting and self-control among adolescents aged 10 to 22 years. The analysis includes 191 articles reporting 1,540 effect sizes (N = 164,459). The results show that parenting is associated with adolescents\&$\#$39; self-control both concurrently (r = .204, p \< .001) and longitudinally (r = .157, p \< .001). Longitudinal studies also reveal that adolescents\&$\#$39; self-control influences subsequent parenting (r = .155, p \< .001). Moderator analyses show that the effect sizes are largely invariant across cultures, ethnicities, age of adolescents, and parent and youth gender. Our results point to the importance of parenting in individual differences in adolescent self-control and vice versa.

}, keywords = {Adolescence, meta-analysis, parent-child relationship, parenting, self-control}, doi = {10.1177/1745691619863046}, author = {Li, Jian-Bin and Willems, Yayouk E and Stok, F Marijn and Dekovi{\'c}, Maja and Bartels, Meike and Finkenauer, Catrin} }