Parenting moderates the etiology of callous-unemotional traits in middle childhood.

Rachel C Tomlinson Luke W HydeHailey L DottererKelly L KlumpS Alexandra Burt

Published in: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines (2021)

Callous-unemotional traits are both genetic and environmental in origin during middle childhood, but genetic influences are moderated by parenting quality. Parenting may be an important target for interventions, particularly among youth with greater genetic risk.

Keyphrases

genome wide
physical activity
copy number
dna methylation
mental health
young adults
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gene expression
life cycle