There is a large evidence base supporting an important role of parenting behavior in
influencing youth mental health; however, this literature often fails to capture the potentially …

The family is one of the primary contexts of child development. Marital and parent–child
conflict (family conflict) are common and predict a wide range of negative behavioral and …

Mothers and fathers often adopt different approaches to raising their children, and the
influence of different parenting styles on the development of behavioral problems may be …

Externalizing disorders are the most common and persistent forms of maladjustment in
childhood. The aim of this study was to conduct a meta-analysis evaluating the effectiveness …

Background: Research suggests that parenting has little influence on the development of
antisocial behavior in children with callous‐unemotional (CU) traits. We aimed to extend and …

Growing evidence supports the biological sensitivity to context theory, which posits that
physiologically reactive children, as indexed by autonomic nervous system (ANS) reactivity …

This study was performed to examine the role of harsh parental discipline in mediating and
moderating the effects of environmental adversity (family socioeconomic disadvantage and …

Early-onset disruptive, aggressive, and antisocial behavior is persistent, can become
increasingly serious as children grow older, and is difficult to change. In 2007, our group …

Mechanisms underlying the profound parental effects on cognitive, emotional and social
development in humans remain poorly understood. Studies with nonhuman models suggest …

OBJECTIVE: One important factor in adolescents' development of problem alcohol use is
their family environment. Yet, the mechanisms that relate parenting to youth alcohol use are …