THE APPLICATION OF STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING TO MATERNAL RATINGS OF TWINS BEHAVIORAL AND EMOTIONAL-PROBLEMS

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SILBERG, JL
ERICKSON, MT
MEYER, JM
EAVES, LJ
RUTTER, ML
HEWITT, JK
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[1] VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIV,DEPT PSYCHOL,RICHMOND,VA 23284
[2] INST PSYCHIAT,DEPT CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIAT,LONDON SE5 8AF,ENGLAND
[3] UNIV COLORADO,INST BEHAV GENET,BOULDER,CO 80309
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10.1037//0022-006X.62.6.510
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B849 [应用心理学];
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040203 ;
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The application of structural equation modeling to twin data is used to assess the impact of genetic and environmental factors on children's behavioral and emotional functioning. The models are applied to the maternal ratings of behavior of a subsample of 515 monozygotic and 749 dizygotic juvenile twin pairs, ages 8 through 16, obtained through mailed questionnaires as part of the Medical College of Virginia Adolescent Behavioral Development Twin Project. The importance of genetic, shared, and specific environmental factors for explaining variation is reported for both externalizing and internalizing behaviors, as well as significant differences in the causes of variation in externalizing behaviors among young boys and girls. The usefulness of applying structural equation models to data on monozygotic and dizygotic twins and the potential implications for addressing clinically relevant questions regarding the causes of psychopathology are discussed.
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