The contribution of parents and siblings to antisocial and depressive behavior in adolescents: A double jeopardy coercion model

Abstract

A dual coercion model of family processes associated with the development of antisocial and depressive behavior during adolescence was assessed, using an at-risk sample of families and children. Consistent with the model, involvement in family coercion during childhood and adolescence increased both boys' and girls' risk for antisocial behavior in adolescence and girls' risk for depressive behavior. Coercive family processes served as a link between older and younger siblings' antisocial behavior. Childhood exposure to maternal depression predicted boys' and girls' depressive behavior 10 years later, but this association was not mediated by coercion. The data suggest that family risk factors and processes for antisocial development are similar for boys and girls but pathways to depression may be gender specific.

Internalizing Problems as a Predictor of Change in Externalizing Problems in At-Risk Youth

“…For example, as previously noted, the presence of such symptoms may suggest the need for a more child-focused cognitive-behavioral intervention program rather than a parent training approach (at least for children in the 9-12 age range). At the same time, parenting components are likely to be an important part of intervention for children with externalizing behavior problems given their role in the development and maintenance of such problems (Capaldi, 1991;Pettit & Bates, 1989) and potential influences on the development of both problem areas (Compton, Snyder, Schrepferman, Bank, & Shortt, 2003).…”

Adolescents' relationships with their mothers and fathers: Associations with depressive disorder and subdiagnostic symptomatology.

“…The pattern of results was equivalent to those reported above, with pairwise comparisons indicating that each of the three groups were significantly different from each other on the mother support, F(2,225) = 23.60, p <.001 and mother conflict variables F(2,222) = 27.44, p <.001. Hence, it did not appear that the between group differences were attributable to comorbid conditions experienced by adolescents in the depressed group.Finally, as researchers have hypothesized that adolescent girls may be more vulnerable than boys to family stressors (Compton, Snyder, Schrepferman, Bank, & Shortt, 2003;Hops, 1995;Windle, 1992), we performed a series of multinomial logistic regressions in order to examine whether adolescent sex moderated the association between the parenting support and conflict variables and the polychotomous depression measure (i.e., group). In each analysis, the parameter of interest was the −2 Log-likelihood between a reduced model without the interaction term, and the model with the interaction term included.…”

Prevention for Preschoolers at High Risk for Conduct Problems: Immediate Outcomes on Parenting Practices and Child Social Competence

“…A large literature using diverse methodological approaches provides strong evidence for risk conferred via siblings (Bank, Burraston, & Snyder, 2004;Compton, Snyder, Schrepferman, Bank, & Shortt, 2003;Patterson, 1984;J. B. Reid, Patterson, & Snyder, 2002;Rowe, Rodgers, & Meseck-Bushey, 1992;Wasserman et al, 1996).…”

“…B. Reid, Patterson, & Snyder, 2002;Rowe, Rodgers, & Meseck-Bushey, 1992;Wasserman et al, 1996). Younger siblings of antisocial youths are at risk for conduct problems for both genetic (Reiss, Neiderhiser, Hetherington, & Plomin, 2000;Rowe, Almeida, & Jacobson, 1999) and environmental reasons (Compton et al, 2003).…”