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ERIC Number: EJ576088
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Environmental and Genetic Variance in Children's Observed and Reported Maladaptive Behavior.
Leve, Leslie D.; Winebarger, Allen A.; Fagot, Beverly I.; Reid, John B.; Goldsmith, H. Hill
Child Development, v69 n5 p1286-98 Oct 1998
Used behavioral genetic methods and environmental assessment techniques to assess maladaptive behavior in 6- to 11-year-old twin pairs. Found that genetic variation accounts for majority of variance in parent-reported child maladaptive behavior; in contrast, observational coding and global impressions of parent-twin interactive behavior suggest that shared environment is primary source of variance accounting for parent and child maladaptive behavior. (EV)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Biological Influences, Child Behavior, Children, Genetics, Nature Nurture Controversy, Observation, Parent Child Relationship, Questionnaires, Sociobiology, Twins
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Behavior Genetics