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ERIC Number: EJ1051128
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Apr
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
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Academic Achievement as a Moderator of Genetic Influences on Alcohol Use in Adolescence
Benner, Aprile D.; Kretsch, Natalie; Harden, K. Paige; Crosnoe, Robert
Developmental Psychology, v50 n4 p1170-1178 Apr 2014
Prior research suggests a link between academic performance and alcohol use during adolescence, but the degree to which this association reflects actual protective effects continues to be debated. We investigated the role of genetic factors in the association between academic achievement and adolescent alcohol use and whether achievement might constrain the translation of genetic influences on drinking into actual behavior (a Gene × Environment interaction). Analysis of twin data from Add Health (n = 399 monozygotic and dizygotic twin pairs) revealed not only common genetic factors underlying the association between achievement and alcohol consumption but also evidence for a gene--environment interaction. Specifically, the protective effect of achievement operated by moderating heritability of alcohol use, which was particularly salient for adolescents at high genetic risk for alcohol use.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse (DHHS/PHS); National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIH); Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: R03DA032018; R21AA020045-01; R24 HD42849