The development of children's problem behaviors: A twin-singlton comparison and the influence of parental divorce
Year: 2012
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Twin-family studies have largely contributed to our understanding of the etiology of behavioral\nand emotional problems in childhood. From these studies we learned that almost every\nbehavioral or psychological trait is ‘heritable’ to some extent. We also learned that both nature\nand nurture play important roles in the etiology of behavioral and emotional problems,\nand that these factors may act independently of one another as well as interactively (i.e.,\ngene-environment interplay). Moreover, twin studies have given insight into the important\ndistinction between environmental factors shared by siblings (e.g., parental socio-economic\nstatus) and those not shared by siblings (e.g., peer groups) (Boomsma, Busjahn, & Peltonen,\n2002; Hudziak & Faraone, 2010). An important assumption that is made when using twin data\nis that results from twin samples can be generalized to singleton populations. However, the\nvalidity of this assumption needs to be examined.
Author: Sylvana Robbers
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1515070823