The role of child negative emotionality in parenting and child adjustment: Gene-environment interplay.
Elizabeth A ShewarkAmanda M RamosChang LiuJody M GanibanGregory M FoscoDaniel S ShawDavid ReissMisaki N NatsuakiLeslie D LeveJenae M NeiderhiserPublished in: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines (2021)
By employing a genetically informed design, we found that birth parent temperament was related to child negative emotionality. Adoptive parents were sensitive to child negative emotionality, and this sensitivity was linked to the child's later adjustment.