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Peer reviewedPlomin, Robert; Rutter, Michael – Child Development, 1998
Outlines what developmentalists can do with genes associated with behavioral dimensions and disorders once they are found. Suggests that genes can be used to answer questions about developmental continuities, psychopathological patterns such as heterogeneity and comoribidty, and environmental-risk mechanisms informed by studies of gene/environment…
Descriptors: Behavior, Behavior Disorders, Child Development, Developmental Continuity
Direct linkMcCarty, Carolyn A.; McMahon, Robert J. – Behavior Therapy, 2005
Juvenile fire setting is a serious, dangerous, and costly behavior. The majority of research examining youth fire setting has been cross-sectional. We sought to examine early risk attributes that could differentiate fire setters from non-fire setters, in addition to examining their association with the developmental continuity of fire-setting…
Descriptors: Developmental Continuity, Depression (Psychology), Predictor Variables, Risk
