Genetic and environmental influences on antisocial behaviors: evidence from behavioral-genetic research.
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Journal Article (Review)
This article reviews behavioral-genetic research into human antisocial behavior. The focus is on studies of antisocial behavior that have been leading the way in investigating environmental and genetic influences on human behavior. The first generation of studies, which provided quantitative estimates attesting that genes and environments each influence about half of the population's variation in antisocial behaviors is interpreted. Then how behavioral-genetic methods are being applied to test developmental theory and to detect environmental causes of antisocial behavior is illustrated. Evidence for interactions between genes and the environment in the etiology of antisocial behavior is also examined. The article ends by envisioning future work on gene-environment interplay in the etiology of antisocial behavior.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Moffitt, TE
Published Date
- January 2005
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 55 /
Start / End Page
- 41 - 104
PubMed ID
- 16291212
Pubmed Central ID
- 16291212
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0065-2660
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/s0065-2660(05)55003-x
Language
- eng