Genetic influences on adolescent behavior

Peer Influences on Adolescent Risk Behavior

M.T. Bardo et al. (eds.), Inhibitory Control and Drug Abuse Prevention: From Research to Translation, DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-1268-8_11, © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011 Abstract Moving beyond studies of age differences in “cool” cognitive processes related to risk perception and reasoning, new approaches to understanding adolescent risk behavior highlight the influence of “hot” socia...

Genetic and environmental influences on adolescent attachment

BACKGROUND Twin studies consistently point to limited genetic influence on attachment security in the infancy period, but no study has examined whether this remains the case in later development. This study presents the findings from a twin study examining the relative importance of genetic and environmental influences on attachment in adolescence. METHODS The sample included 551 twin pairs a...

Genetic Influences of Behavior

Your DNA is found in your chromosomes which are a part of every single cell in your body, whether it is a skin cell, a hair cell or a cell from the inside of your intestine. There are exactly 46 chromosomes in each one of your cells and each one of those chromosomes, carries approximately 1,000 genes. The only exception to this rule is the sex cells. The egg and sperm cells found in human bodie...

Psycho-genetics and Genetic Influences on Behavior

Genetic influences on adolescent sexual behavior: Why genes matter for environmentally oriented researchers.

There are dramatic individual differences among adolescents in how and when they become sexually active adults, and early sexual activity is frequently cited as a cause of concern for scientists, policymakers, and the general public. Understanding the causes and developmental impact of adolescent sexual activity can be furthered by considering genes as a source of individual differences. Quanti...