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Heterogeneity in antisocial behaviours and comorbidity with depressed mood: a behavioural genetic approach.
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Journal of Child Psychology . May2008, Vol. 49 Issue 5, p526-534. 9p. 5 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- Background: Antisocial behaviour is often comorbid with depressed mood but is itself a collection of heterogeneous behaviours. Using a genetically informative design, we examine heterogeneity in antisocial behaviour and overlaps between different forms of antisocial behaviour with depressed mood. Methods: Data were drawn from the G1219 large-scale community sample containing self-report questionnaire data from 941 twin pairs and 328 sibling-pairs aged 12–21 years. Results: Inter-correlations among oppositionality, physical aggression and delinquency, and between the antisocial subscales and depressed mood, were mediated by genetic and non-shared environmental influences. Genetic factors generally contributed more to the correlations than the non-shared environment. Conclusions: These results indicate that many genetic and non-shared environmental influences were common to all the traits studied, but there was also evidence for trait-specific effects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00219630
- Volume :
- 49
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Child Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31557554
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.2008.01834.x