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Guimond, Fanny-Alexandra; Brendgen, Mara; Vitaro, Frank; Forget-Dubois, Nadine; Dionne, Ginette; Tremblay, Richard E.; Boivin, Michel – Developmental Psychology, 2014
This study used a genetically informed design to assess the effects of friends' and nonfriends' reticent and dominant behaviors on children's observed social reticence in a competitive situation. Potential gene-environment correlations (rGE) and gene-environment interactions (GxE) in the link between (a) friends' and…
Descriptors: Genetics, Environmental Influences, Prediction, Correlation
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Burt, S. Alexandra; Neiderhiser, Jenae M. – Developmental Psychology, 2009
Research has supported the existence of distinct behavioral patterns, demographic correlates, and etiologic mechanisms for aggressive (AGG) versus nonaggressive but delinquent (DEL) antisocial behavior. Though behavioral genetic studies have the potential to further crystallize these dimensions, inconsistent results have limited their…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Adolescents, Genetics, Environmental Influences
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Porges, Stephen W.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1974
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Environmental Influences, Heart Rate
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Bartels, M.; van den Oord, E. J. C. G.; Hudziak, J. J,; Rietveld, M. J. H.; van Beijsterveldt, C. E. M.; Boomsma, D. I. – Developmental Psychology, 2004
Maternal ratings on internalizing (INT) and externalizing (EXT) behaviors were collected in a large, population-based longitudinal sample. The numbers of participating twin pairs at ages 3, 7, 10, and 12 were 5,602, 5,115, 2,956, and 1,481, respectively. Stability in both behaviors was accounted for by genetic and shared environmental influences.…
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Twins, Genetics, Behavior Patterns
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Wachs, Theodore D. – Developmental Psychology, 1996
Comments on research problems raised in this special issue. Suggests that recent research highlights the nature of the multiple processes underlying variability in child and adolescent adjustment. Views variability as a function of covarying influences from multiple domains, operating on specific developmental outcomes across a background of time…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Development