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Sex differences in the etiology of aggressive and nonaggressive antisocial behavior: Results from two twin studies

Eley, Thalia C, Lichtenstein, Paul, Stevenson, Jim·1999·Child Development
DOI 10.1111/1467-8624.00012
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Recent theory and results from twin and adoption studies of children and adolescents suggest greater genetic influence on aggressive as compared to nonaggressive antisocial behavior. In addition, quantitative or qualitative differences in the etiology of these behaviors in males and females have been indicated in the literature. The Child Behavior Checklist was completed by the parents of 1022 Swedish twin pairs aged 7-9 years and of 501 British twin pairs aged 8-16 years. Genetic factors influenced aggressive antisocial behavior to a far greater extent than nonaggressive antisocial behavior, which was also significantly influenced by the shared environment. There was a significant sex difference in the etiology of nonaggressive antisocial behavior. Bivariate analyses supported the conclusion that the etiologies of aggressive and nonaggressive antisocial behavior differ for males and females.

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  • Aggressive behavior in childhood is influenced by genetic factors in all studies, and most of these studies also report shared environmental influences.

    “Aggressive behavior in childhood is influenced by genetic factors in all studies, and most of these studies also report shared environmental influences (Table 8.2; e.g., Baker et al., 2008; Eley et al., 1999; Hudziak et al., 2003; Schmitz et al., 1995; Simonoff et al., 1998; Tuvblad et al., 2009; van den Oord et al., 1996; Vierikko et al., 2004; but for an exception see Dionne et al., 2003; Taylor”

    From Human Aggression Across the Lifespan (2011) · cites this paper as Eley et al., 1999

  • The lack of quantitative sex differences is consistent with individual results across studies which formally tested for quantitative sex differences.

    “This is consistent with the individual results across studies which formally tested for quantitative sex differences (e.g., Baker et al., 2008; Czajkowski et al., 2008; Eley et al., 1999; Finkel and McGue, 1997; Tackett et al., 2009; Tuvblad et al., 2009).”

    From Human Aggression Across the Lifespan (2011) · cites this paper as Eley et al., 1999

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Authors
Eley, T. C., Lichtenstein, P., & Stevenson, J.
Affiliations
  • Social, Genetic, and Developmental Psychiatry Research Centre, Institute of Psychiatry , London ,
  • Karolinska Institutet (SE)
  • University of Southampton (GB)
ORCID
Venue
Child Development
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
1999-01-01
Volume
70
Issue
1
Pages
155-168
ISSN
  • 0009-3920 (ISSN-L)
  • 1467-8624
DOI
10.1111/1467-8624.00012
OpenAlex
W2041435869
Cited by
274
References
35
Citations by year
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FWCI
14.33
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
  • Child Development (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
Keywords
sex differences, genetic factors, shared environment, twin studies, Child Behavior Checklist, child and adolescent behavior, behavioral genetics
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Aggression, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Child, Environment, Female, Humans, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sex Factors, Twins

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