Genetic Mediation of the Home Environment during Infancy: A Sibling Adoption Study of the HOME.

Braungart, Julia M.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ454904

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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Genetic Mediation of the Home Environment during Infancy: A Sibling Adoption Study of the HOME.

Braungart, Julia M.; And Others

Developmental Psychology, v28 n6 p1048-55 Nov 1992

The home environment of nonadoptive and adoptive sibling pairs was assessed using the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment when each sibling was one and two years of age. Correlations between home environment scores for nonadoptive siblings were greater than those for adoptive siblings. (BC)

Descriptors: Adopted Children, Cognitive Development, Family Environment, Heredity, Longitudinal Studies, Nature Nurture Controversy, Siblings

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Home Observation for Measurement of Environment; Bayley Mental Development Index

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