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Genetic moderation of contextual effects on negative arousal and parenting in African-American parents.
Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) - 1 Feb 2012
Beach Steven R H, Lei Man Kit, Brody Gene H, Simons Ronald L, Cutrona Carolyn, Philibert Robert A
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A three-stage context amplification model was tested with a sample of 345 African-American parent-child dyads. The model combined the conceptual structure of stress generation with recent findings regarding genetic susceptibility. Because the 7R + allele of the dopamine transporter (DRD4) has the potential to enhance contextual priming and arousal, this allele was examined as a potential moderator of each stage...
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