Genetic versus environmental influences on callous-unemotional traits in preadolescence: The role of parenting and parental psychopathology.

ABSTRACT: Children with callous-unemotional (CU) traits are at risk for severe conduct problems. While CU traits are moderately heritable, parenting also predicts risk. However, few studies have investigated whether parenting factors (e.g., acceptance, conflict, parental psychopathology) moderate the etiology of CU traits, while accounting for gene-environment correlations. To address this knowledge gap, we used data from 772 twin pairs from the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development Study to test bivariate models that explored overlapping etiological influences on CU traits and child reports of their parenting environment. We also used gene-by-environment interaction models to test whether parenting moderated genetic versus environmental influences. There were no overlapping etiological influen

SUBMITTER: Perlstein S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10102260 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature