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The etiology of associations between negative emotionality and childhood externalizing disorders.

Singh, Amber L., Waldman, Irwin D.·2010·Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Abstract

Despite consistent documentation of associations between childhood negative emotionality and externalizing psychopathology, few genetically informative studies have investigated the etiology of that association. The goal of the current study was to delineate the etiology of the covariation of negative emotionality and childhood externalizing problems (e.g., oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, inattention, and hyperactivity/impulsivity). Twin families were recruited from Georgia state birth records and completed parental report questionnaires of negative emotionality and common Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed., text rev.; American Psychiatric Association, 2000) child psychiatric disorders. Results suggest both genetic and environmental influences underlying negative emotionality and each externalizing symptom dimension, with additional evidence for sibling competition/rater contrast effects for inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity. Bivariate model-fitting analyses indicated that a portion of the additive (43%-75%) and nonadditive (26%-100%) genetic influences underlying each symptom dimension was accounted for by the genetic influences underlying negative emotionality. Finally, an independent pathways model examining the etiology of the association between negative emotionality and the externalizing dimensions indicated that a substantial portion of the additive genetic, nonadditive genetic, and nonshared environmental influences…

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  • The genetic correlation analyses revealed a suggestive positive genetic correlation of antisocial behaviour with neuroticism, which is concordant with previous twin research demonstrating a shared genetic etiology of externalizing behaviour and negative emotionality.

    “Our genetic correlation analyses revealed a suggestive positive genetic correlation of ASB with neuroticism, which is concordant with previous twin research demonstrating a shared genetic etiology of externalizing behaviour and negative emotionality”

    From Genome-Wide Association Studies of a Broad Spectrum of Antisocial Behavior (2017) · cites this paper as Singh & Waldman, 2010

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Authors
Singh, A. L., & Waldman, I. D.
Affiliations
  • Indiana University Bloomington (US)
  • Emory University (US)
Venue
Journal of Abnormal Psychology
Published
2010-05
Volume
119
Issue
2
Pages
376-388
ISSN
  • 0021-843X (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1846
OpenAlex
W1984965327
Cited by
78
References
65
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FWCI
7.71
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Abnormal Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (F31-MH072128, K01-MH01818, T32-MH017146)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Mental Health Research Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Keywords
negative affectivity, conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, hyperactivity/impulsivity, inattention, genetic factors, nonshared environment, twin studies, sibling competition, heritability
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Child, Child, Preschool, Diseases in Twins, Emotions, Female, Georgia, Humans, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sex Factors, Social Environment, Twins, Conduct Disorder, Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

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