Ineffective parenting: a precursor to psychopathic traits and delinquency in Hispanic females.
Research studies with antisocial children have posited that multiple etiologies, including ineffective parenting, can produce psychopathic traits. The current study evaluated 136 Hispanic females and found that poor parenting predicted psychopathology and poor behavioral controls. Effective clinical interventions with antisocial children should focus on improving quality of parenting.
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
Michael J
MJ
Vitacco
Craig S
CS
Neumann
Vincent
V
Ramos
Mary K
MK
Roberts
D000293:Adolescent; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016487:Parenting; D010865:Pilot Projects