Differential susceptibility to the environment: Toward an understanding of sensitivity to developmental experiences and context
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Individuals carrying specific variants in plasticity genes are more susceptible to environmental factors, regardless of whether those factors are risk-promoting or development-enhancing.
“Individuals carrying speci fi c variants in these genes are more susceptible to environmental factors, regardless of their risk-promoting or development-enhancing nature”
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Differential susceptibility theory postulates that children differ in their susceptibility to environmental experiences or qualities, with some more susceptible to both negative and positive conditions.
“the di ff erential susceptibility theory, postulates that children di ff er in their susceptibility to experiences or qualities of the environment”
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- Authors
- Ellis, B. J., & Boyce, W. T.
- Affiliations
- University of Arizona (US)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Ellis, Bruce J.
- Boyce, W. Thomas
- Venue
- Development and Psychopathology
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 2011-01-24
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-5
- ISSN
- 0954-5794 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-2198
- OpenAlex
- W2166177839
- Cited by
- 199
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 16.90
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Development and Psychopathology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
- Keywords
- differential susceptibility theory, developmental experiences, environmental context, developmental plasticity, child development, psychopathology
- MeSH terms
- Mental Disorders, Child, Child Behavior, Child Development, Disease Susceptibility, Genotype, Humans, Phenotype, Psychopathology, Social Environment, Temperament, Parenting
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