Parental behaviors may shape levels of psychopathic traits and antisocial outcomes among youth. To better evaluate the potential causality of these associations, we used eight follow-ups from the Pathways to Desistance study of 1354 offending adolescents (14.3% female; 40.1% black) and examined whether within-individual variation in parenting over time was associated with within-individual variation in psychopathic traits and offending. Multilevel regression models were adjusted for age, gender, ethnicity, contact with parental figure, and self-reported offending. Adolescent self-reported parental warmth was associated with lower psychopathic traits, and parental hostility with higher psychopathic traits. The results indicated that the more supportive and nurturing the parent, the lower the levels of psychopathic traits, whereas the more hostile the parent, the higher the levels, respectively. In addition, self-reported offending was predicted by higher parental hostility and lower maternal warmth. In time-lagged analysis, psychopathic traits did not predict parental behaviors. In young offenders parental warmth may protect against development of psychopathic traits in adolescence, whereas parental hostility may strengthen these traits. We conclude, that parenting quality matters in adolescence. Warm parenting style at this developmental period associates with lower psychopathic features among young offenders possibly lowering the risk of further criminal activity.

父母的行为可能会影响青少年的精神病特征和反社会结局。为了更好地评估这些关联的潜在因果关系，我们对1354名犯罪青少年（女性占14.3％；黑人占40.1％）的“抗药性途径研究”进行了八次随访，并研究了父母随时间的个体差异是否与-精神病性状和犯罪的个体差异。调整了多层次回归模型的年龄，性别，种族，与父母身分的接触以及自我报告的犯罪行为。青春期自我报告的父母温暖与较低的精神病特征有关，而父母的敌意与较高的精神病特征有关。结果表明，父母对父母的支持和养育越多，其精神病性状的水平就越低，父母越有敌意，他们的水平就越高。此外，父母亲之间的敌意和母体温暖程度较低，预示了自我报告的冒犯行为。在时间滞后分析中，精神病性特征不能预测父母的行为。在年轻的罪犯中，父母的温暖可以防止青春期精神病性状的发展，而父母的敌意可能会增强这些性状。我们得出结论，父母教养质量在青春期很重要。在这个发展时期，温暖的养育方式会降低年轻罪犯的精神病特征，这可能会降低其进一步犯罪活动的风险。精神病性状不能预测父母的行为。在年轻的罪犯中，父母的温暖可以防止青春期精神病性状的发展，而父母的敌意可能会增强这些性状。我们得出结论，父母教养质量在青春期很重要。在这个发展时期，温暖的养育方式会降低年轻罪犯的精神病特征，这可能会降低其进一步犯罪活动的风险。精神病性状不能预测父母的行为。在年轻的罪犯中，父母的温暖可以防止青春期精神病性状的发展，而父母的敌意可能会增强这些性状。我们得出结论，父母教养质量在青春期很重要。在这个发展时期，温暖的养育方式会降低年轻罪犯的精神病特征，这可能会降低其进一步犯罪活动的风险。