Development of internalizing symptoms during adolescence in three countries: the role of temperament and parenting behaviors
This longitudinal study examined the unique and joint effects of early adolescent temperament and parenting in predicting the development of adolescent internalizing symptoms in a cross-cultural sample. Participants were 544 early adolescents (T1: Mage=12.58; 49.5% female) and their mothers (n=530) from Medellin, Colombia (n=88), Naples, Italy (n=90), Rome, Italy (n=100) and Durham, North Carolina, United States (African Americans n=92, European Americans n=97, and Latinx n=77).