Journal article
Parental involvement moderates etiological influences on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder behaviors in child twins
Child development, Vol.86(1), pp.224-240
01/2015
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12296
PMCID: PMC4331204
PMID: 25263271
Abstract
Although few would now contest the presence of Gene × Environment (G × E) effects in the development of child psychopathology, it remains unclear how these effects manifest themselves. Alternative G × E models have been proposed (i.e., diathesis-stress, differential susceptibility, bioecological), each of which has notably different implications for etiology. Child twin studies present a powerful tool for discriminating between these models. The current study examined whether and how parental involvement moderated etiological influences on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) within 500 twin pairs aged 6-11 years. Results indicated moderation of genetic and nonshared environmental contributions to ADHD by parental involvement, and moreover, suggested both differential susceptibility and bioecological models of G × E. Results highlight the utility of child twin samples in testing different manifestations of G × E effects.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Parental involvement moderates etiological influences on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder behaviors in child twins
- Creators
- Molly A Nikolas - University of IowaKelly L KlumpS Alexandra Burt
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Child development, Vol.86(1), pp.224-240
- DOI
- 10.1111/cdev.12296
- PMID
- 25263271
- PMCID
- PMC4331204
- NLM abbreviation
- Child Dev
- ISSN
- 0009-3920
- eISSN
- 1467-8624
- Publisher
- United States
- Grant note
- R01 MH081813 / NIMH NIH HHS R01MH081813 / NIMH NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/2015
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences; Injury Prevention Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9984002326602771
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