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Affiliation with substance-using peers: Examining gene-environment correlations among parent monitoring, polygenic risk, and children's impulsivity.
Developmental psychobiology - 1 Jul 2017
Elam Kit K, Chassin Laurie, Lemery-Chalfant Kathryn, Pandika Danielle, Wang Frances L, Bountress Kaitlin, Dick Danielle, Agrawal Arpana
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Parental monitoring can buffer the effect of deviant peers on adolescents' substance use by reducing affiliation with substance-using peers. However, children's genetic predispositions may evoke poorer monitoring, contributing to negative child outcomes. We examined evocative genotype-environment correlations underlying children's genetic predisposition for behavioral undercontrol and parental monitoring in early...
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