@article{ref1,
title="The association between parenting and levels of self-control: a genetically informative analysis",
journal="Criminal justice and behavior",
year="2010",
author="Beaver, Kevin M. and Ferguson, Christopher J. and Lynn-Whaley, Jennifer",
volume="37",
number="10",
pages="1045-1065",
abstract="A growing body of criminological research has tested Gottfredson and Hirschi’s parental management thesis that highlights the causal role that parents play in shaping their child’s level of self-control. Although the results of these studies appear to provide support for the parental management thesis, in general, they all fail to adequately control for genetic factors and child-driven effects, which may result in biased findings. The current study addresses these limitations by analyzing a sample of twin pairs drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. Following quantitative genetic analysis, the results revealed that after taking into account genetic factors and child-driven effects, none of the covariance between parental management techniques and levels of low self-control was explained by parental socialization. The importance of these findings for criminological research examining the influence of parents on self-control specifically and antisocial behaviors generally is discussed.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0093-8548",
doi="10.1177/0093854810374919",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854810374919"
}