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A Genetic Study of the Family Environment in the Transition to Early Adolescence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 1999

Kirby Deater-Deckard ,
David W. Fulker  and
Robert Plomin
Kirby Deater-Deckard
Affiliation:
University of Oregon, Eugene, U.S.A.
David W. Fulker
Affiliation:
University of Colorado, Boulder, U.S.A. Institute of Psychiatry, London, U.K.
Robert Plomin
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, London, U.K.
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Abstract

The aim of this longitudinal sibling adoption study was to estimate genetic and environmental components of variance in parent- and child-reported measures of the family environment (parental negative affect, negative control, and achievement orientation). Participants included 85 adoptive and 106 nonadoptive sibling pairs from the Colorado Adoption Project. Parents and children completed annual assessments of the family environment when the children were 10, 11, and 12 years old, and genetic and environmental parameter estimates were derived. Genetic influences were found for parent-reported negativity and warmth and child-reported achievement orientation, suggesting child genetic effects on these measures of the family environment. Shared environmental influences were found for parent-reported negativity, inconsistent discipline, warmth, and child-reported positivity. Nonshared environmental variance was substantial for children's ratings, but modest for parents' ratings.

Keywords

Environmental influencesfamily functioninggeneticsparent/child relationships
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines , Volume 40 , Issue 5 , July 1999 , pp. 769 - 775
Copyright
© 1999 Association for Child Psychology and Psychiatry

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