Kirby Deater?Deckard|Paula Y. Mullineaux|Charles Beekman|Stephen A. Petrill|Christopher Schatschneider|Lee A. Thompson
Conduct problems, IQ, and household chaos: a longitudinal multi?informant study
Virginia Tech|Virginia Tech|Virginia Tech|Virginia Tech|Virginia Tech|Case Western Reserve University
background tested hypothesis household chaos would associated lower child iq child conduct problems concurrently longitudinally two years controlling housing conditions parent educationiq literacy environment parental warmthnegativity stressful events methods sample included 302 families samesex twins 58 female kindergarten1st grade first assessment parents observers ratings gathered collected twoyear period results chaos varied widely substantial motherfather agreement longitudinal stability chaos covaried poorer housing conditions lower parental educationiq poorer home literacy environment higher stress higher negativity lower warmth chaos statistically predicted lower iq conduct problems beyond effects home environment factors conclusions even home environment factors controlled higher levels chaos linked concurrently lower child iq concurrently longitudinally child conduct problems parent selfreported chaos represents important aspect housing family functioning respect childrens cognitive behavioral functioning