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Genetic and environmental processes in young children's resilience and vulnerability to socioeconomic deprivation.
Child development - 1 Jan 2000
Kim-Cohen Julia, Moffitt Terrie E, Caspi Avshalom, Taylor Alan
Abstract excerpt
Some children exposed to socioeconomic (SES) deprivation are resilient and function better than expected, given the level of deprivation they have experienced. The present study tested genetic and environmental contributions to young children's resilience and vulnerability to SES deprivation. Children's resilience was assessed by the difference between their actual score and the score predicted by their level of...
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