Evidence of gene-environment correlation for peer difficulties: Disruptive behaviors predict early peer relation difficulties in school through genetic effects

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 79-92

  Boivin, Michel ^a   Brendgen, Mara ^b   Vitaro, Frank ^c   Forget Dubois, Nadine ^a   Feng, Bei ^a   Tremblay, Richard E ^c,d,e   Dionne, Ginette ^a  

^a Pavillon Félix Antoine Savard   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^e Universite Paris Sud   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS;

AGGRESSION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS;

EID: 84873888088     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579412000910     Document Type: Article

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