Genetic and Environmental Influences on Self-Control:Assessing Self-Control with the ASEBA Self-Control Scale
This study used a theoretically-derived set of items of the Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment to develop the Achenbach Self-Control Scale (ASCS) for 7–16 year olds. Using a large dataset of over 20,000 children, who are enrolled in the Netherlands Twin Register, we demonstrated the psychometric properties of the ASCS for parent-, self- and teacher-report by examining internal and criterion validity, and inter-rater and test–retest reliability. We found associations between the ASCS and measures of well-being, educational achievement, and substance use. Next, we applied the class... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2018 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Willems , Y E , Dolan , C V , van Beijsterveldt , C E M , de Zeeuw , E L , Boomsma , D I , Bartels , M & Finkenauer , C 2018 , ' Genetic and Environmental Influences on Self-Control : Assessing Self-Control with the ASEBA Self-Control Scale ' , Behavior Genetics , vol. 48 , no. 2 , pp. 135-146 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10519-018-9887-1 |
Schlagwörter: | ASEBA / Heritability / Parent-report / Self-control / Self-report / Teacher-report / /dk/atira/pure/keywords/cohort_studies/netherlands_twin_register_ntr_ / name=Netherlands Twin Register (NTR) |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27231294 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/79197260-a58d-4544-bf00-42846606e7bc |
This study used a theoretically-derived set of items of the Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment to develop the Achenbach Self-Control Scale (ASCS) for 7–16 year olds. Using a large dataset of over 20,000 children, who are enrolled in the Netherlands Twin Register, we demonstrated the psychometric properties of the ASCS for parent-, self- and teacher-report by examining internal and criterion validity, and inter-rater and test–retest reliability. We found associations between the ASCS and measures of well-being, educational achievement, and substance use. Next, we applied the classical twin design to estimate the genetic and environmental contributions to self-control. Genetic influences accounted for 64–75% of the variance in self-control based on parent- and teacher-report (age 7–12), and for 47–49% of the variance in self-control based on self-report (age 12–16), with the remaining variance accounted by non-shared environmental influences. In conclusion, we developed a validated and accessible self-control scale, and show that genetic influences explain a majority of the individual differences in self-control across youth aged 7–16 years.