Article
Etiology of Stability and Growth of Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior Problems Across Childhood and Adolescence.
Behavior genetics - 1 Jul 2018
Hatoum Alexander S, Rhee Soo Hyun, Corley Robin P, Hewitt John K, Friedman Naomi P
Abstract excerpt
Internalizing and externalizing behaviors are heritable, and show genetic stability during childhood and adolescence. Less work has explored how genes influence individual differences in developmental trajectories. We estimated ACE biometrical latent growth curve models for the Teacher Report Form (TRF) and parent Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) internalizing and externalizing scales from ages 7 to 16 years in...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Child
- Child Behavior Disorders
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Models, Biological
- Parents
- Phenotype
- Sample Size
- Twins
