Gene-environment interaction between DRD4 7-repeat VNTR and early child-care experiences predicts self-regulation abilities in prekindergarten

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 373-391

  Berry, Daniel ^a   Mccartney, Kathleen ^b   Petrill, Stephen ^c   Deater Deckard, Kirby ^d   Blair, Clancy ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA TECH CARILION SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Child care; Early experience; Parental care

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE 4 RECEPTOR; DRD4 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CONTROL; TANDEM REPEAT; TEMPERAMENT;

ATTENTION; CHILD CARE; EARLY EXPERIENCE; PARENTAL CARE;

ALLELES; ATTENTION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D4; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 84897584265     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.21105     Document Type: Article

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