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Peeters, Hilde; Gestel, S Van; Vlietinck, Robert; Derom, Cathérine; Derom, R.

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“…Zygosity was established using physical similarity questionnaires administered to the twins’ primary caregiver (Peeters, Gestel, Vlietinck, Derom, & Derom, 1998), a common method for establishing zygosity in large twin samples. On average, the physical similarity questionnaires used by the MSUTR have accuracy rates of 95% or better (Peeters et al, 1998).…”

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The Etiology of the Association Between Child Antisocial Behavior and Maternal Negativity Varies Across Aggressive and Non-Aggressive Rule-Breaking Forms of Antisocial Behavior

Klahr

Klump

Burt

2014

J Abnorm Child Psychol

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There is a robust association between negative parenting and child antisocial behavior problems. However, the etiology of this association remains unclear. Extant literature has reported strikingly different conclusions across studies, with some highlighting genetic mediation and others highlighting environmental mediation. One possible reason for these discrepancies across studies may be the failure to differentiate between aggressive and non-aggressive (rule-breaking) dimensions of childhood antisocial behavior, given their notably different etiologies and developmental trajectories (Burt, 2012). The current study sought to examine the phenotypic and etiologic associations of maternal negativity with aggressive and rule-breaking antisocial behavior, respectively. Participants included 824 mothers and their twin children between the ages of 6 and 10. Our results highlighted clear etiologic distinctions in the associations of aggression and rule-breaking with maternal negativity. Aggression was associated with maternal negativity via both genetic and environmental factors, whereas the association between non-aggressive rule-breaking and maternal negativity was entirely environmental in origin. These findings provide additional support for the presence of meaningful distinctions between aggressive and non-aggressive forms of antisocial behavior, and highlight the complex relationship between parenting and child outcome.

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“…On average, the physical similarity questionnaires used by the MSUTR have accuracy rates of 95% or better (Peeters et al, 1998). The current study included 351 MZ twin pairs and 473 DZ twin pairs.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Etiology of the Association Between Child Antisocial Behavior and Maternal Negativity Varies Across Aggressive and Non-Aggressive Rule-Breaking Forms of Antisocial Behavior

Klahr

Klump

Burt

2014

J Abnorm Child Psychol

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“…Zygosity was established using physical similarity questionnaires administered to the twins’ primary caregiver (Peeters et al ., 1998). On average, the physical similarity questionnaires used by the MSUTR have accuracy rates of 95% or better.…”

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confidence: 99%

The quality of the interparental relationship does not moderate the etiology of child conduct problems

2014

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Background Although there is a clear phenotypic relationship between the quality of the inter-parental or marital relationship and child conduct problems (CP), the etiology of this association is as yet unclear. One possibility is that this association takes the form of a genotype-environment interaction (GxE), whereby the quality of the inter-parental relationship acts to moderate the etiology of child CP. The current study sought to evaluate this possibility. Methods We examined multiple measures and informant-reports of the quality of the inter-parental relationship in a sample of more than 700 child twin families from the Michigan State University Twin Registry (MSUTR). Analyses consisted of a series of latent GxE models. Results The ‘no moderation’ model provided the best fit to the data in nearly all cases, findings that collectively provide strong evidence against the possibility that the etiology of CP is moderated by the quality of the interparental relationship. Conclusions Such findings suggest that, contrary to implicit (and sometimes explicit) assumptions in the field, it is not the case that every environmental risk (or protective) factor exacerbates (or suppresses) genetic influences on CP. Future research should seek to delineate the specific environmental experiences that do serve as etiologic moderators of CP, and to clarify how this gene-environment interplay might change over the course of development.

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“…The zigosity questionnaire was used to determine MZ and DZ twins. This questionnaire was proposed by Maia et al (2007), a validated Portuguese version of the Peeters, Van Gestel, Vlietinck, Derom and Derom (1998). Its questions about twin similarity and confusion were responded by either the twins' mother (for those under 18 years of age) or the twins themselves (for those above 18 years of age).…”

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Genetic and Environmental Influences on Perceptual-Motor Abilities

Meira¹,

Massa²

2017

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Ability poses limitations on a person's potential for success in a given task. Perceptual-motor abilities are thought to be traits regarded as having been either genetically determined or developed through motor experience. This study examined genetic and environmental influences on perceptual-motor abilities in twins (13 sets of monozygotic and 18 sets of dizygotic, mean age = 17.2 ± 3.5 years) by measuring the performance on tasks whose main underlying perceptual-motor abilities are rate control, simple reaction time, hand-eye coordination, finger dexterity, and manual force control. The results suggest that little support was given to Turkheimer's Laws of Behavior Genetics, as high proportions of variance on the performance were attributable to 1) additive genetic factors for rate control only, 2) shared family environment for finger dexterity and hand-eye coordination, and 3) nonshared environment for rate control and simple reaction time.

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Cited by 187 publications

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The Etiology of the Association Between Child Antisocial Behavior and Maternal Negativity Varies Across Aggressive and Non-Aggressive Rule-Breaking Forms of Antisocial Behavior

The Etiology of the Association Between Child Antisocial Behavior and Maternal Negativity Varies Across Aggressive and Non-Aggressive Rule-Breaking Forms of Antisocial Behavior

The quality of the interparental relationship does not moderate the etiology of child conduct problems

Genetic and Environmental Influences on Perceptual-Motor Abilities

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