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Differential susceptibility in a developmental perspective: DRD4 and maternal sensitivity predicting externalizing behavior.
Developmental psychobiology - 1 Jan 2015
Windhorst Dafna A, Mileva-Seitz Viara R, Linting Mariëlle, Hofman Albert, Jaddoe Vincent W V, Verhulst Frank C, Tiemeier Henning, van IJzendoorn Marinus H, Bakermans-Kranenburg Marian J
Abstract excerpt
This study is the first to investigate the longitudinal effects of gene-environment interplay between DRD4 genotype and maternal sensitivity on child externalizing behavior. Multiple measures of maternal sensitivity (14, 36, and 48 months) and externalizing behavior (18 months, 36 months, and 5 years) were assessed in a large cohort study (N = 548). Early maternal insensitivity (14 months) was associated with...
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