Family Context, Parenting and Child Development: An Epigenetic Approach
dc.contributor.author | Barreto Zarza, Florencia Belén ![]() | |
dc.contributor.author | Arranz Freijó, Enrique Bernardino | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-04-01T10:09:49Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-04-01T10:09:49Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-03-08 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Social Sciences 11(3) : (2022) // Article ID 113 | es_ES |
dc.identifier.issn | 2076-0760 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10810/56174 | |
dc.description.abstract | This paper presents an essay that uses an epigenetic approach to attain an inclusive and in-depth understanding of the influence of family context and quality of parenting on children’s psychological development. Based on the identification of a key developmental process in which interactions are continuously internalised, the approach draws attention to the bidirectional and systemic nature of intrafamily and parenting interactions and highlights the multiple factors that influence them, which are linked to the developmental history of the species, the individual characteristics of both the child and their parents, and contextual variables. In response to these internalised interactions, the body activates epigenetic mechanisms, such as DNA methylation, which may affect the phenotypic expression of the genome. Theoretical and methodological implications are discussed in light of the current process of identifying the biological profiles underlying negative and positive parenting practices. Some insights are offered regarding the challenges and opportunities that parents and policymakers should address in the 21st century in connection with the promotion of positive parenting, taking into account the epigenetic processes triggered by adverse environments for children and their families. | es_ES |
dc.description.sponsorship | This research was funded by the Vice-rectorate for Research at the University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, postdoctoral research grant DOKBERRI 2020-I, grant number DOCRE20/04. | es_ES |
dc.language.iso | eng | es_ES |
dc.publisher | MDPI | es_ES |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | es_ES |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ | |
dc.subject | parent–child interactions | es_ES |
dc.subject | parenting | es_ES |
dc.subject | early childhood development | es_ES |
dc.subject | epigenetics | es_ES |
dc.title | Family Context, Parenting and Child Development: An Epigenetic Approach | es_ES |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | es_ES |
dc.date.updated | 2022-03-24T14:47:15Z | |
dc.rights.holder | 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). | es_ES |
dc.relation.publisherversion | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/11/3/113/htm | es_ES |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/socsci11030113 | |
dc.departamentoes | Procesos psicológicos básicos y su desarrollo | |
dc.departamentoeu | Oinarrizko psikologia prozesuak eta haien garapena |
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