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Patterns of Sensitivity to Parenting and Peer Environments: Early Temperament and Adolescent Externalizing Behavior
Author(s) -
Tung Irene,
Noroña Amanda N.,
Morgan Julia E.,
Caplan Barbara,
Lee Steve S.,
Baker Bruce L.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of research on adolescence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.342
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1532-7795
pISSN - 1050-8392
DOI - 10.1111/jora.12382
Subject(s) - temperament , psychology , developmental psychology , friendship , aggression , context (archaeology) , affect (linguistics) , personality , clinical psychology , social psychology , paleontology , communication , biology
Although parenting behavior and friendship quality predict adolescent externalizing behaviors ( EB s), individual differences in temperament may differentially affect susceptibility to these factors over time. In a multi‐method and multi‐informant study of 141 children followed prospectively from toddlerhood to adolescence, we tested the independent and interactive associations of age 3 reactive temperament (e.g., negative emotionality) and age 13 observed parenting (i.e., positive and negative behavior) and friendship (i.e., conflict and warmth), with multi‐informant ratings of age 15 aggression and rule‐breaking behavior. Negative parenting predicted growth in parent‐rated EB , but only for adolescents with early reactive temperament. Temperament did not affect sensitivity to positive parenting or friendship. Results are discussed in the context of differential susceptibility theory and intervention implications for adolescents.