The nature (and nurture) of children's perceptions of family chaos

Ken B. Hanscombe; Claire M A Haworth; Oliver S P Davis; Sara R. Jaffee; Robert Plomin

doi:10.1016/j.lindif.2010.06.005

The nature (and nurture) of children's perceptions of family chaos

Ken B. Hanscombe^*, Claire M A Haworth, Oliver S P Davis, Sara R. Jaffee, Robert Plomin

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Abstract

Chaos in the home is a key environment in cognitive and behavioural development. However, we show that children's experience of home chaos is partly genetically mediated. We assessed children's perceptions of household chaos at ages 9 and 12 in 2337 pairs of twins. Using child-specific reports allowed us to use structural equation modelling to explore the genetic and environmental etiologies of children's perceptions of chaos. We found that these perceptions are significantly heritable (22%), with the remainder explained by environmental influences. Finding that genes influence children's experience of chaotic environments has far-reaching implications for how we conceptualize the family home and its impact on cognitive and behavioural development.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	549-553
Number of pages	5
Journal	Learning and Individual Differences
Volume	20
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2010.06.005
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2010

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Gene-environment correlation
Home environment
Household chaos

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