RT journal article
T1 The Val158Met Polymorphism in 8-Year-Old Boys and Girls Moderates the Influence of Parenting Styles on Proactive Aggression: Testing the Sensitivity to the Environment
A1 del Puerto-Golzarri, Nora
A1 Azurmendi, Aitziber
A1 Muñoz Sánchez, José Manuel
A1 Carreras de Alba, María Rosario
A1 Pascual-Sagastizábal, Eider
A2 Psicología
K1 aggressive behavior
K1 parenting styles
K1 COMT
K1 differential susceptibility
K1 diathesis-stress
AB The aim of the study was to explore the possible vulnerability (diathesis-stress), susceptibility (differential susceptibility), or vantage (vantage sensitivity) properties of COMT gen Val158Met polymorphism to adverse and favorable parenting styles from both parents in relation to children’s reactive and proactive aggressive behavior. Within 279 eight-year-old children (125 girls and 154 boys) from Spain, reactive and proactive aggressive behavior was measured through the “Reactive and Proactive Questionnaire” (RPQ). Saliva samples were collected to genotype for the COMT Val158Met polymorphism via real-time PCR. Finally, parenting styles were assessed using the “Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire” (PSDQ). The results revealed that for boys, the Met allele was a vulnerability factor for proactive aggression in response to low-authoritative parenting from the father. For girls, it was the Val allele, the vulnerability variable to the high authoritarian style of the father, and the susceptibility factor to the authoritative style of the mother over proactive aggression. The results are discussed, considering possible sex differences. Our results indicate that the COMT Val158Met polymorphism is a biological variable that confers greater sensitivity to the environment.
PB MDPI
SN 2076-3425
YR 2023
FD 2023-10-26
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/29857
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/29857
LA eng
NO This research was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (PSI2016-75462-P), the UPV/EHU GIU18/103 Project Grants, and the Basque Country Government (grant number: PRE_2018_1_0111)
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 08-nov-2026