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Conduct problems, IQ, and household chaos: A longitudinal multi-informant study

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Deater‐Deckard, Kirby, Mullineaux, Paula Y., Beekman, Charles, Petrill, Stephen A., Schatschneider, Chris, Thompson, Lee A.·2009·Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

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BACKGROUND: We tested the hypothesis that household chaos would be associated with lower child IQ and more child conduct problems concurrently and longitudinally over two years while controlling for housing conditions, parent education/IQ, literacy environment, parental warmth/negativity, and stressful events. METHODS: The sample included 302 families with same-sex twins (58% female) in Kindergarten/1st grade at the first assessment. Parents' and observers' ratings were gathered, with some collected over a two-year period. RESULTS: Chaos varied widely. There was substantial mother-father agreement and longitudinal stability. Chaos covaried with poorer housing conditions, lower parental education/IQ, poorer home literacy environment, higher stress, higher negativity and lower warmth. Chaos statistically predicted lower IQ and more conduct problems, beyond the effects of other home environment factors. CONCLUSIONS: Even with other home environment factors controlled, higher levels of chaos were linked concurrently with lower child IQ, and concurrently and longitudinally with more child conduct problems. Parent self-reported chaos represents an important aspect of housing and family functioning, with respect to children's cognitive and behavioral functioning.

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Authors
Deater‐Deckard, K., Mullineaux, P. Y., Beekman, C., Petrill, S. A., Schatschneider, C., & Thompson, L. A.
Affiliations
  • Virginia Tech (US)
  • Case Western Reserve University (US)
Venue
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2009-09-17
Volume
50
Issue
10
Pages
1301-1308
ISSN
  • 0021-9630 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-7610
OpenAlex
W1972566473
Cited by
197
References
18
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7.41
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01HD046167, R01HD038075, HD46167, HD38075)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
  • Social Sciences › Education › Parental Involvement in Education
Keywords
household chaos, child conduct problems, child IQ, family environment, housing conditions, parental education, home literacy environment, parental warmth, negative parenting, family functioning, life events, same-sex twins, parent-child agreement, longitudinal stability
MeSH terms
Child, Child Behavior Disorders, Child, Preschool, Cross-Sectional Studies, Environment, Female, Humans, Intelligence, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Psychosocial Deprivation, Regression Analysis, Residence Characteristics, Social Environment, Socioeconomic Factors, Stress, Psychological, United States, Parenting

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