Evidence for interplay between genes and parenting on infant temperament in the first year of life: Monoamine oxidase A polymorphism moderates effects of maternal sensitivity on infant anger proneness

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1308-1317

  Pickles, Andrew ^a   Hill, Jonathan ^b   Breen, Gerome ^a   Quinn, John ^c   Abbott, Kate ^b   Jones, Helen ^c   Sharp, Helen ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anger proneness gene by environment interaction; infant temperament; maternal sensitivity; Monoamine oxidase A; promoter polymorphism

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING); AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; ANGER; ANGER PRONENESS GENE BY ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT TEMPERAMENT; MALE; MATERNAL SENSITIVITY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER POLYMORPHISM; PROMOTER REGION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEMPERAMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

ANGER PRONENESS GENE BY ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; INFANT TEMPERAMENT; MATERNAL SENSITIVITY; MONOAMINE OXIDASE A; PROMOTER POLYMORPHISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELES; ANGER; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PARENTING; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TEMPERAMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887833527     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12081     Document Type: Article

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