CONTINUITIES - A SEARCH FOR CAUSAL MECHANISMS - COMMENT ON THE SPECIAL SECTION

Authors
PATTERSON GR
Citation
Gr. Patterson, CONTINUITIES - A SEARCH FOR CAUSAL MECHANISMS - COMMENT ON THE SPECIAL SECTION, Developmental psychology, 34(6), 1998, pp. 1263-1268
Citations number
52
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Developmental
Journal title
Developmental psychology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00121649
Volume
34
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1263 - 1268
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-1649(1998)34:6<1263:C-ASFC>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
The findings of the 8 empirical articles in this special section make a convincing case for cross-generation continuities. It is proposed th at parenting practices may serve as a mechanism that accounts for thes e stabilities. Both biological and social interactional variables are examined as potential explanations for how this effect might come abou t.