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Genetic Risk, Neighborhood Characteristics, and Behavioral Difficulties Among African American Adolescents Living in Very Low-Income Neighborhoods.
Research on child and adolescent psychopathology - 1 May 2023
Sterrett-Hong Emma M, Aliev Fazil, Dick Danielle M, Hooper Lisa M, Mustanski Brian
Abstract excerpt
Behavioral difficulties among African American youth are disproportionately detrimental to their future well-being compared to when demonstrated by White American youth. The majority of gene-environment studies of behavior have been conducted with European ancestry samples, limiting our knowledge of these processes among African Americans. This study examined the influence of positive and negative neighborhood...
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