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Gene-Environment Interplay between Peer Rejection and Depressive Behavior in Children
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Brendgen, Mara; Vitaro, Frank; Boivin, Michel; Girard, Alain; Bukowski, William M.; Dionne, Ginette; Tremblay, Richard E.; Perusse, Daniel – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2009
Background: Genetic risk for depressive behavior may increase the likelihood of exposure to environmental stressors (gene-environment correlation, rGE). By the same token, exposure to environmental stressors may moderate the effect of genes on depressive behavior (gene-environment interaction, GxE). Relating these processes to a peer-related…
Descriptors: Twins, Peer Groups, Genetics, Peer Acceptance
Longitudinal Associations between Clique Membership Status and Internalizing and Externalizing Problems during Late Childhood
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Witvliet, Miranda; van Lier, Pol A. C.; Brendgen, Mara; Koot, Hans M.; Vitaro, Frank – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2010
This study examined the longitudinal link between clique membership status and the development of psychopathology in 451 children followed annually from age 9 to 12 years. Classroom clique membership status was identified through social network analysis, and internalizing and externalizing problems were assessed using peer nominations. Controlling…
Descriptors: Network Analysis, Peer Relationship, Psychopathology, Probability