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JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 33, Issue 1, Pages 113-130Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-005-0939-7
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twins; behavior problems; genetics; model fitting
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Parent ratings of behavior problems in childhood show substantial genetic influence and modest shared environmental influence. However, few studies have compared these results to teacher ratings and no previous studies have compared same-teacher ratings to different-teacher ratings. 3,714 7-year-old twin pairs in the Twins Early Development Study were rated by parents and teachers on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. Substantial heritability and negligible shared environmental influence were found for data from all three raters for total behavior problems, hyperactivity, prosocial behavior, peer problems, conduct problems, and emotional symptoms. Sex-limitation models revealed similar results for males and females, although there was some evidence for greater heritability for boys, especially when twins were rated by the same teacher.
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