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Stable genetic influence on anxiety-related behaviours across middle childhood.
Journal of abnormal child psychology - 1 Jan 2012
Trzaskowski Maciej, Zavos Helena M S, Haworth Claire M A, Plomin Robert, Eley Thalia C
Abstract excerpt
We examined the aetiology of anxiety symptoms in an unselected population at ages 7 and 9, a period during which anxiety disorders first begin to develop (mean age at onset is 11 years). Specifically, the aim of the study was to investigate genetic and environmental continuity and change in components of anxiety in middle childhood. Parents of over 3,500 twin pairs completed the Anxiety-Related Behaviours...
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