Parenting is one well-studied factor affecting youths' level of positive affect. Children and adolescents who experience warm, sensitive, supportive and positive parenting have been shown to exhibit higher levels of positive affect, demonstrate better social-emotional functioning and are at a reduced risk for the development of psychopathology.14, 15, 16, 17 Moreover, recent research on gene–environment interactions (GxE) underscores individual differences in how youth are influenced by their parents' behaviors.18, 19, 20, 21, 22
