Citation

Wright JP, Schnupp R, Beaver KM, DeLisi M, Vaughn M. Youth Violence Juv. Justice 2012; 10(3): 245-260.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1541204011429315

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Maternal negativity has been consistently linked to a wide range of behavior problems in youth. Many of these problems are closely linked to low self-control. Even so, it is clear that not all youth exposed to maternal negativity show high levels of low self-control. Using direct measures of dopamine genes, we explore the extent to which dopamine genes are associated with variation in low self-control when accompanied by high and low levels of maternal negativity. Our results provide considerable evidence of a Gene × Enviornment interaction and may help to better specify which youth are likely to demonstrate low self-control when faced with stressful stimuli.

KEYWORDS: Juvenile justice; Juvenile delinquency;