Experimental Evidence for Differential Susceptibility: Dopamine D4 Receptor Polymorphism (DRD4 VNTR) Moderates Intervention Effects on Toddlers' Externalizing Behavior in a Randomized Controlled Trial

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 293-300

  Bakermans Kranenburg, Marian J ^a   Van IJzendoorn, Marinus H ^a   Pijlman, Femke T A ^a   Mesman, Judi ^a   Juffer, Femmie ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

dopamine; DRD4; externalizing behavior; intervention; sensitive parenting; toddlers

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE 4 RECEPTOR;

AGE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFANT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

AGE FACTORS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D4; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38549136983     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.44.1.293     Document Type: Article

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