The nature and nurture of social development: The role of 5-HTTLPR and gene-parenting interactions.

ABSTRACT: Social skills are traditionally viewed as acquired through social environments including parenting. However, biopsychosocial models highlight the importance of genetic influences and gene-environment interactions (G×Es) in child development. Extant G×E investigations often fail to account for developmental changes in the phenotype or rigorously assess the social environment using observational measures. The present study prospectively assessed 110 children (44.5% female) and their parents to explore biologically plausible independent and interactive associations of the serotonin transporter-linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) and observed positive and negative parenting in prediction of (a) initial levels of social skills at school entry (age 6 years) and (b) developmental changes in soci

SUBMITTER: Caplan B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6878128 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature