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Emotion regulation moderates the risk associated with the 5-HTT gene and stress in children.
Emotion (Washington, D.C.) - 1 Oct 2014
Ford Brett Q, Mauss Iris B, Troy Allison S, Smolen Andrew, Hankin Benjamin
Abstract excerpt
Carrying a short allele in the serotonin transporter polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) while experiencing stressful environments is linked to elevated risk for depression. What might offset this risky combination of genes and environment? We hypothesized that individual-level factors may play a protective role. Specifically, we examined whether individuals' ability to decrease their stress responses via effective emotion...
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