The nature (and nurture) of children's perceptions of family chaos

被引：27

作者：

Hanscombe, Ken B. ^{[1
]}

Haworth, Claire M. A. ^{[1
]}

Davis, Oliver S. P. ^{[1
]}

Jaffee, Sara R. ^{[1
]}

Plomin, Robert ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Kings Coll London, Inst Psychiat, MRC Social Genet & Dev Psychiat Ctr, London SE5 8AF, England

来源：

LEARNING AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES | 2010年 / 20卷 / 05期

基金：

英国惠康基金; 英国医学研究理事会;

关键词：

Gene-environment correlation; Household chaos; Home environment; TWINS EARLY DEVELOPMENT; HOUSEHOLD CHAOS; COGNITIVE-DEVELOPMENT; BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS; GENETIC INFLUENCE; ENVIRONMENT; CHILDHOOD; HOME; HERITABILITY; MULTIVARIATE;

D O I：

10.1016/j.lindif.2010.06.005

中图分类号：

G44 [教育心理学];

学科分类号：

0402 ; 040202 ;

摘要：

Chaos in the home is a key environment in cognitive and behavioural development. However, we show that children's experience of home chaos is partly genetically mediated. We assessed children's perceptions of household chaos at ages 9 and 12 in 2337 pairs of twins. Using child-specific reports allowed us to use structural equation modelling to explore the genetic and environmental etiologies of children's perceptions of chaos. We found that these perceptions are significantly heritable (22%), with the remainder explained by environmental influences. Finding that genes influence children's experience of chaotic environments has far-reaching implications for how we conceptualize the family home and its impact on cognitive and behavioural development. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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页码：549 / 553

页数：5

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