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ERIC Number: EJ665084
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
Testosterone and Child and Adolescent Adjustment: The Moderating Role of Parent-Child Relationships.
Booth, Alan; Johnson, David R.; Granger, Douglas A.; Crouter, Ann C.; McHale, Susan
Developmental Psychology, v39 n1 p85-98 Jan 2003
In a sample of families with 6- to 18-year-olds, this study found that sons' and daughters' testosterone levels showed little direct connection to risk behavior or depressive symptoms. As parent-child relationship quality increased, testosterone-related adjustment problems were less evident. When relationship quality decreased, testosterone-linked risk-taking behavior and depressive symptoms were more in evidence. Few relations were found between parents' testosterone and child behavior. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Age Differences, Behavior Problems, Children, Depression (Psychology), Parent Child Relationship, Parent Influence, Puberty
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Hormones; Relationship Quality; Risk Taking Behavior