Explaining the influence of non-shared environment (NSE) on symptoms of behaviour problems from preschool to adulthood: mind the missing NSE gap.

Agnieszka Gidziela Margherita Malanchini Kaili RimfeldAndrew McMillanAngelica Ronald Essi VidingAlison PikeKathryn AsburyThalia C Eley Sophie von Stumm Robert Plomin

Published in: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines (2022)

The missing NSE gap between variance explained by measured environments and total NSE variance is large. Home and classroom environments are more likely to influence behaviour problem symptoms via genetics than via NSE.

Keyphrases

mental health
sleep quality