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Prosocial behavior from early to middle childhood: genetic and environmental influences on stability and change.

Developmental psychology - 1 Sept 2006

Knafo Ariel, Plomin Robert

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Prosocial behavior is important for the functioning of society. This study investigates the extent to which environment shared by family members, nonshared environment, and genetics account for children's prosocial behavior. The prosocial behavior of twins (9,424 pairs) was rated by their parents at the ages of 2, 3, 4, and 7 and by their teachers at age 7. For parent ratings, shared environmental effects...

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PMID: 16953685
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.42.5.771

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