Relationship Code

Deciphering Genetic and Social Influences on Adolescent Development

AvDavid Reiss,Jenae M. Neiderhiser

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

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Beskrivning

The Relationship Code is the report of a longitudinal study, conducted over a ten-year period, of the influence of family relationships and genetic factors on competence and psychopathology in adolescent development. The sample for this landmark study included 720 pairs of same-sex adolescent siblings—including twins, half siblings, and genetically unrelated siblings—and their parents.Using a clear expressive style, David Reiss and his coinvestigators identify specific mechanisms that link genetic factors and the social environment in psychological development. They propose a striking hypothesis: family relationships are crucial to the expression of genetic influences on a broad array of complex behaviors in adolescents. Moreover, this role of family relationships may be very specific: some genetic factors are linked to mother–child relationships, others to father–child relations, some to relationship warmth, while others are linked to relationship conflict or control. The specificity of these links suggests that family relationships may constitute a code for translating genetic influences into the ontogeny of behaviors, a code every bit as important for behavior as DNA-RNA.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2003-05-30
Mått:146 x 225 x 31 mm
Vikt:644 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Adolescent Lives
Antal sidor:560
Förlag:Harvard University Press
ISBN:9780674011267

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David Reiss is Vivian Gill Distinguished Research Professor at George Washington University Medical Center. Jenae Neiderhiser is Assistant Research Professor at George Washington University Medical Center. E. Mavis Hetherington is James M. Page Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia. Robert Plomin is Professor of Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry in London.

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This book is of fundamental importance in biobehavioral sciences. The authors, all distinguished research scientists with years of experience with genetic and social studies, advance the nature–nurture debate… They present a uniquely new view of genetic influences, namely, the genetic tendencies for certain beneficial styles and personality are influenced significantly by patterns of relationships.

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword Preface Reader's Guide 1. Introduction: Reconciling Social and Genetic Influences on Adolescent Development Part I: Logical Tools for Analyzing Adolescent Development 2. Relationships and Adolescent Development 3. Genetic Influences on Development 4. Genetic Analysis of Adolescent Development 5. Studying Adolescent Siblings and Their Families Part II: Genes and Relationships: Thesis, Antithesis, Synthesis 6. Thesis I: A Theory of Adolescents' Shared and Nonshared Family Relationships 7. Thesis II: Major Findings on Adolescents' Family Relationships 8. Antithesis I: Influences on Stability and Change in Adolescent Adjustment 9. Antithesis II: Influences on Stability and Change in Adolescents' Families 10. Antithesis III: Linking Family Relationships and Adolescent Development 11. Synthesis I: Genetic Influences on Change in Family Relationships and Adolescent Development 12. Synthesis II: The Relationship Code 13. Synthesis III: Genetically Informed Portrayals of Adolescents and Their Families 14. Epilogue: The Family Appendix A: Explanation of Methods for Data Presented in Chapters 8 through 13 Appendix B: Explanation of Results Appendix C: Additional Genetic Analyses Glossary References Index of Tables and Figures General Index