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Perceived Family Cohesion Moderates Environmental Influences on Prosocial Behavior in Nigerian Adolescent Twins.

Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies - 1 Jun 2017

Hur Yoon-Mi, Taylor Jeanette, Jeong Hoe-Uk, Park Min-Seo, Haberstick Brett C

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Research shows that perceived family cohesion is positively related to prosocial behavior in adolescents. In this study, we investigated heritability of prosocial behavior (PB) and perceived family cohesion (FC) among Nigerian twins attending public schools in Lagos State, Nigeria (mean age = 14.7 years, SD = 1.7 years), and explored the issue of whether children's perception of cohesive family environment...

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PMID: 28347396
DOI: 10.1017/thg.2017.15

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