Although previous studies have shown that interactions between monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) genotype and childhood maltreatment predict Caucasian boys’ antisocial behavior, the generalizability of this gene-environment interaction to more diverse populations and more common parenting behaviors, such as punitive discipline in early childhood, is not clearly understood. Among 189 low-income men (44...

This study aimed to explore the relationship between parental disciplinary practices and internet addiction. 568 adolescents participated. A Sociodemographic Questionnaire, Internet Addiction Test (IAT) Dimensions of Discipline Inventory - Form C (DDI-C) were used. 73.1% users with mild moderate addiction identified. Mothers showed greater use all dimensions. Differences found only in father's ...

Abstract Social Policy as an academic discipline has been at the forefront of many progressive movements in society, exploring problems poverty, hardship, exclusion and suffering, government intervention, critical appraisal those interventions. Yet it strangely silent on issues sexual identity gender inequities faced by LGBTQ+ community. In this article we draw upon lesbian gay studies, queer t...

BACKGROUND We examined within-family variation in siblings' memories of experiences with parents and their associations with current positive and negative affect. METHODS Participants were 1,369 adults with at least 1 sibling, aged 26-74 years from 498 families in the MacArthur Study of Midlife in the United States (M(age) = 47 years, 59% women, 94% White). RESULTS There was considerable va...

Academic collaboration is critical to knowledge production, especially as teams dominate scientific endeavors. Typical predictors of collaboration include individual characteristics such as academic rank or institution, and network characteristics such as a central position in a publication network. The role of disciplinary affiliation in the initiation of an academic collaboration between two ...

Background Historical Roots When Family Medicine became a specialty in 1969, residency training was established as being 3 years in duration based largely on 2 significant reports, both commissioned by the American Medical Association Council on Medical Education and published in 1966. The Millis Commission Report focused on the discipline of family practice and made the following observations: