The Dopamine Receptor D4 Gene 7-Repeat Allele Interacts with Parenting Quality to Predict Effortful Control in Four-Year-Old Children
Joint Authors
Posner, Michael I.
Rothbart, Mary K.
Sheese, Brad E.
Voelker, Pascale M.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-06-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Social Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Abstract EN
The dopamine receptor D4 gene (DRD4) 7-repeat allele has been found to interact with environmental factors such as parenting in children and peer attitudes in adults to influence aspects of behavior such as risk taking.
We previously found that in toddlers, lower-quality parenting in combination with the 7-repeat allele of the DRD4 gene was associated with greater parent-reported Sensation Seeking (SS), but was unrelated to Effortful Control (EC).
We now report findings from a followup assessment with the same sample of children showing that parenting quality interacts with the presence of the 7-repeat allele to predict EC in 3- to 4-year-old children.
The change in these patterns of results may reflect the increased role of the executive attention network in older children and adults.
However, due to the small sample size (N=52) and the novelty of the results, these findings should be treated with caution and considered preliminary until they are replicated in an independent sample.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sheese, Brad E.& Rothbart, Mary K.& Voelker, Pascale M.& Posner, Michael I.. 2012. The Dopamine Receptor D4 Gene 7-Repeat Allele Interacts with Parenting Quality to Predict Effortful Control in Four-Year-Old Children. Child Development Research،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sheese, Brad E.…[et al.]. The Dopamine Receptor D4 Gene 7-Repeat Allele Interacts with Parenting Quality to Predict Effortful Control in Four-Year-Old Children. Child Development Research No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504369
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sheese, Brad E.& Rothbart, Mary K.& Voelker, Pascale M.& Posner, Michael I.. The Dopamine Receptor D4 Gene 7-Repeat Allele Interacts with Parenting Quality to Predict Effortful Control in Four-Year-Old Children. Child Development Research. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504369
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-504369