Does Warm Parenting Mitigate Birth Risk Effects on Conduct Problems? An MZ Twin Differences Study

Abstract

Can an emotionally warm and supportive post-natal environment mitigate the effects of low birth weight (BW) and premature birth on conduct problems (CP) in childhood (Aarnoudse et al., 2009)? There is evidence from... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Kirby Deater-Deckard (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
  2. Lee Thompson (Case Western Reserve University)
  3. Steve Petrill (Ohio State University)

Topic Area

Psychopathology (e.g., Internalizing, Externalizing, Psychosis)

Session

SY-8C » Polygenic, Twin and Adoption Designs Elucidate the Role of Parenting and Intervention in Child Psychopathology (10:30 - Saturday, 23rd June, Monadnock)

Paper

BGA_2018_MZ_differences_published_abstract.pdf

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