TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - The intergenerational link to antisocial behavior: Effects of paternal contact
JO  - Journal of child and family studies
A1  - Tapscott, Mischca
A1  - Frick, Paul
A1  - Wootton, Jane
A1  - Kruh, Ivan
SP  - 229
EP  - 240
VL  - 5
IS  - 2
N2  - We investigated the relationship between paternal antisocial behavior and child conduct problems and we tested whether the degree of contact between father and child moderated the intergenerational link to antisocial behavior. Subjects were 92 children between the ages of 6 and 13 referred to an outpatient mental health clinic. There was a significant association between Antisocial Personality Disorder (APD) in fathers and a diagnosis of conduct problems in their children. However, the relationship between paternal APD and conduct problems in offspring was not dependent on whether or not the father was in the home or on the degree of paternal contact with their child. The theoretical implications of these findings for explaining the intergenerational link to antisocial behavior in terms of observational learning were discussed.<p /> 
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SN  - 1062-1024
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02237945
ID  - ref1
ER  -