Differential susceptibility in a developmental perspective: DRD4 and maternal sensitivity predicting externalizing behavior

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 35-49

  Windhorst, Dafna A ^a,b,c   Mileva Seitz, Viara R ^b,c,d   Linting, Mariëlle ^a   Hofman, Albert ^b   Jaddoe, Vincent W V ^b   Verhulst, Frank C ^c   Tiemeier, Henning ^b,c   van Ijzendoorn, Marinus H ^a,d   Bakermans Kranenburg, Marian J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Differential susceptibility; DRD4; Externalizing behavior; Gene environment interaction; Parenting

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE 4 RECEPTOR; DRD4 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; AGE; ALLELE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; GENETICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALLELES; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMANS; INFANT; MINISATELLITE REPEATS; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D4;

EID: 84920000756     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.21257     Document Type: Article

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