Loneliness in adolescence: Gene × environment interactions involving the serotonin transporter gene

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 747-754

  Van Roekel, Eeske ^a   Scholte, Ron H J ^a   Verhagen, Maaike ^a   Goossens, Luc ^b   Engels, Rutger C M E ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

5 HTTLPR; Adolescence; Gene environment interaction; Loneliness; Parental support; Serotonin transporter

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; SLC6A4 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; LONELINESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ALLELES; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; LONELINESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 77953185766     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02225.x     Document Type: Article

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