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Perceived discrimination, serotonin transporter linked polymorphic region status, and the development of conduct problems

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Brody, Gene H., Beach, Steven R. H., Chen, Yi-Fu, Obasi, Ezemenari, Philibert, Robert A., Kogan, Steven M., Simons, Ronald L.·2011·Development and Psychopathology

Abstract

This study examined the prospective relations of adolescents' perceptions of discrimination and their genetic status with increases in conduct problems. Participants were 461 African American youths residing in rural Georgia (Wave 1 mean age = 15.5 years) who provided three waves of data and a saliva sample from which a polymorphism in the SCL6A4 (serotonin transporter [5-HTT]) gene polymorphism known as the 5-HTT linked promoter region (5-HTTLPR) was genotyped. Data analyses using growth curve modeling indicated that perceived discrimination was significantly related to the slope of conduct problems. As hypothesized, interactions between perceived discrimination and genetic status emerged for male but not female youths. Compared with those carrying two copies of the long allele variant of 5-HTTLPR, male youths carrying one or two copies of its short allele variant evinced higher rates of conduct problems over time when they perceived high levels of racial discrimination. These findings are consistent with resilience and differential susceptibility propositions stating that genes can both foster sensitivity to adverse events and confer protection from those events.

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Authors
Brody, G. H., Beach, S. R. H., Chen, Y.-F., Obasi, E., Philibert, R. A., Kogan, S. M., & Simons, R. L.
Affiliations
  • Emory University (US)
  • University of Georgia (US)
  • University of Iowa (US)
Corresponding author
Brody, Gene H.
Venue
Development and Psychopathology
Published
2011-04-18
Volume
23
Issue
2
Pages
617-627
ISSN
  • 0954-5794 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-2198
OpenAlex
W2130844717
Cited by
56
References
69
Citations by year
2025: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 3
FWCI
17.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Development and Psychopathology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R01AA012768)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (P30DA027827)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Keywords
perceived discrimination, racial discrimination, conduct problems, serotonin transporter gene, 5-HTTLPR, gene-environment interaction, differential susceptibility, resilience, adolescent development, African American youth, sex differences, genetic polymorphism
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Alleles, Black or African American, Female, Genotype, Georgia, Humans, Male, Perception, Prospective Studies, Sex Factors, Conduct Disorder, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins, Resilience, Psychological, Racism

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