Article
Genetic risk by experience interaction for childhood internalizing problems: converging evidence across multiple methods.
Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines - 1 May 2011
Vendlinski Matthew K, Lemery-Chalfant Kathryn, Essex Marilyn J, Goldsmith H Hill
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Identifying how genetic risk interacts with experience to predict psychopathology is an important step toward understanding the etiology of mental health problems. Few studies have examined genetic risk by experience interaction (G×E) in the development of childhood psychopathology. METHODS: We used both co-twin and parent mental health as markers of genetic risk to test whether G×E predicted...
Topics
- Child
- Child Behavior Disorders
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Internal-External Control
- Male
- Mental Health
- Parent-Child Relations
- Parents
- Risk Factors
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- Twins