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Revisiting the association between reading achievement and antisocial behavior: new evidence of an environmental explanation from a twin study.
Child development - 1 Jan 2000
Trzesniewski Kali H, Moffitt Terrie E, Caspi Avshalom, Taylor Alan, Maughan Barbara
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Previous studies have reported, but not explained, the reason for a robust association between reading achievement and antisocial behavior. This association was investigated using the Environmental Risk (E-Risk) Longitudinal Twin Study, a nationally representative 1994-1995 birth cohort of 5- and 7-year-olds. Results showed that the association resulted primarily from environmental factors common to both reading...
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