A twin study on sensation seeking, risk taking behavior and marijuana use

被引：90

作者：

Miles, DR

van den Bree, MBM

Gupman, AE

Newlin, DB

Glantz, MD

Pickens, RW

机构：

[1] Virginia Commonwealth Univ, Richmond, VA 23298 USA

[2] Natl Inst Drug Abuse, Baltimore, MD 21224 USA

[3] NIDA, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA

来源：

DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE | 2001年 / 62卷 / 01期

基金：

英国医学研究理事会;

关键词：

genetic and environmental influences; marijuana use; sensation seeking; risk taking; add health study;

D O I：

10.1016/S0376-8716(00)00165-4

中图分类号：

R194 [卫生标准、卫生检查、医药管理];

学科分类号：

摘要：

The contribution of genetic and environmental factors to the covariation between risk-taking and marijuana use was assessed in adolescent twins. Genetic factors were found to significantly influence some traits (i.e. risk-taking attitude), while familial environmental factors were important for others (i.e. sexual promiscuity). For marijuana use, genetic and environmental factors were equally important; however, the association between risk taking and marijuana use may not be comparable for different behaviors. Results suggest that different etiological factors may underlie various risk taking traits which is relevant to both prevention efforts and attempts to identify genes involved in risk taking and shared genetic influences with substance use. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：57 / 68

页数：12

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