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Expanding the developmental boundaries of etiologic effects: The role of adrenarche in genetic influences on disordered eating in males.
Journal of abnormal psychology - 1 Jul 2017
Culbert Kristen M, Burt S Alexandra, Klump Kelly L
Abstract excerpt
Genetic influences on disordered eating (DE) increase across age and puberty in girls, an effect that is at least partially due to ovarian hormone activation. However, development shifts in genetic effects have not been detected in boys; genetic influences have been found to be relatively constant from prepuberty to adulthood, suggesting that gonadal hormones may be less important. One caveat is that studies have...
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