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Genetic and environmental influences on the stability of withdrawn behavior in children: a longitudinal, multi-informant twin study.
Behavior genetics - 1 Sept 2008
Hoekstra Rosa A, Bartels Meike, Hudziak James J, Van Beijsterveldt Toos C E M, Boomsma Dorret I
Abstract excerpt
We examined the contribution of genetic and environmental influences on the stability of withdrawn behavior (WB) in childhood using a longitudinal multiple rater twin design. Maternal and paternal ratings on the withdrawn subscale of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) were obtained from 14,889 families when the twins were 3, 7, 10 and 12 years old. A longitudinal psychometric model was fitted to the data and the...
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