Psychological Development and Education ›› 2024, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (5): 625-635.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2024.05.03

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The Interaction Effect of Parent-child Relationships and the CLOCK rs1801260 Polymorphism on Preschoolers’ Prosocial Behaviors: The Moderating Role of Sex

LIU Qianwen1,2, GAO Hanjing1,2, WANG Zhenhong1,2   

  1. 1. School of Psychology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062;
    2. Shaanxi Provincial Key Research Center of Child Mental and Behavioral Health, Xi'an 710062
  • Published:2024-09-19

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Abstract: The present study examined whether parent-child relationships interact with the CLOCK rs1801260 polymorphism to contribute to children’s prosocial behaviors. The saliva of 694 preschoolers (Mage = 5.06, SD = 0.87) was extracted to genotype the CLOCK rs1801260 polymorphism, and children’s parents were invited to complete questionnaires to assess parent-child relationships and children’s prosocial behaviors. After controlling for age and family socioeconomic status, the results indicated that parent-child closeness was positively while parent-child conflict was negatively related to preschoolers’ prosocial behaviors, and the significant interaction effect of parent-child conflict and the CLOCK rs1801260 polymorphism was found in boys but not girls. Compared with C allele carriers, boys with TT genotype developed more prosocial behaviors under the condition of lower parent-child conflict while fewer prosocial behaviors under the condition of higher parent-child conflict. The findings of the present study expand our knowledge about the G×E underpinnings of children’s prosocial behaviors.

Key words: preschoolers, parent-child conflict, CLOCK rs1801260 polymorphism, prosocial behaviors, gene-environment interaction

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  • B844
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