Indeed, and consistent with the differential - susceptibility hypothesis, more
daily hassles were associated with less sensitive parenting, whereas
lower levels of
daily hassles were associated with more sensitive parenting, but only among such parents, not those who did not fit this genetic profile.45 One implication of this observation and differential - susceptibility thinking more generally is that evidence cited highlighting effects of child behaviour and marital / partner relationships on parenting likely over - and under - estimates such effects, as it fails to take into consideration
variation in susceptibility on the part of parents.