Differential susceptibility in youth: evidence that 5-HTTLPR x positive parenting is associated with positive affect 'for better and worse'.

doi:10.1038/tp.2011.44

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Differential susceptibility in youth: evidence that 5-HTTLPR x positive parenting is associated with positive affect 'for better and worse'.

Translational psychiatry - 4 Oct 2011

Hankin B L, Nederhof E, Oppenheimer C W, Jenness J, Young J F, Abela J R Z, Smolen A, Ormel J, Oldehinkel A J

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Positive affect has been implicated in the phenomenological experience of various psychiatric disorders, vulnerability to develop psychopathology and overall socio-emotional functioning. However, developmental influences that may contribute to positive affect have been understudied. Here, we studied youths' 5-HTTLPR genotype and rearing environment (degree of positive and supportive parenting) to investigate the...

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