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Sometimes It's Good to be Short: The Serotonin Transporter Gene, Positive Parenting, and Adolescent Depression.
Child development - 1 Jul 2019
Little Keriann, Olsson Craig A, Whittle Sarah, Macdonald Jacqui A, Sheeber Lisa B, Youssef George J, Simmons Julian G, Sanson Ann V, Foley Debra L, Allen Nicholas B
Abstract excerpt
In threatening environments, the short (S) allele of 5-HTTLPR is proposed to augment risk for depression. However, it is unknown whether 5-HTTLPR variation increases risk for depression in environments of deprivation, lacking positive or nurturant features. Two independent longitudinal studies (n = 681 and 176, respectively) examined whether 5-HTTLPR moderated associations between low levels of positive parenting...
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