How are children's perceptions of the home environment associated with a general psychopathology factor across childhood?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Comorbidity and heterogeneity in psychiatric disorders may stem from a general psychopathology (p) factor influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. Although the relative contributions of these influences on psychopathology are established, the longitudinal associations between the p-factor and specific environmental exposures and the aetiology of these associations across development are not well understood. Here, we examine whether twin-rated home environment contributes to changes in the p-factor over time or, conversely, whether the p-factor influences twin-rated home environment, reflecting potential evocative gene-environment processes.

Methods

Data were obtained from the Twins Early Development Study (TEDS). Cross-lagged panel analyses were condu

SUBMITTER: Nejand JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12812785 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature