The etiology of social aggression: a nuclear twin family study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Social aggression is a form of antisocial behavior in which social relationships and social status are used to damage reputations and inflict emotional harm on others. Despite extensive research examining the prevalence and consequences of social aggression, only a few studies have examined its genetic-environmental etiology, with markedly inconsistent results. METHOD:We estimated the etiology of social aggression using the nuclear twin family (NTF) model. Maternal-report, paternal-report, and teacher-report data were collected for twin social aggression (N = 1030 pairs). We also examined the data using the classical twin (CT) model to evaluate whether its strict assumptions may have biased previous heritability estimates. RESULTS:The best-fitting NTF model for all informants wa

SUBMITTER: Slawinski BL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7192661 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature