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.
Vitacco
Michael J
MJ
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
Neumann
Craig S
CS
Ramos
Vincent
V
Roberts
Mary K
MK
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