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The Intergenerational Transmission of Anxiety: A Children-of-Twins Study.
The American journal of psychiatry - 1 Jul 2015
Eley Thalia C, McAdams Tom A, Rijsdijk Fruhling V, Lichtenstein Paul, Narusyte Jurgita, Reiss David, Spotts Erica L, Ganiban Jody M, Neiderhiser Jenae M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The transmission of anxiety within families is well recognized, but the underlying processes are poorly understood. Twin studies of adolescent anxiety demonstrate both genetic and environmental influence, and multiple aspects of parenting are associated with offspring anxiety. To date, the children-of-twins design has not been used to evaluate the relative contributions of genetic transmission compared...
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