%0 Journal Article
%T Is There an Active Gene-Environment Correlation in Adolescent Drinking Behavior?
%J Behavior genetics
%D 2010
%A Loehlin, John C.
%V 40
%N 4
%P 447-451
%X A scale based on alcohol-related behaviors and an item on shared friends from the National Merit Twin Study were used in an attempt to confirm the finding of Cleveland et al. (1995, J Genet Psychol 166:153-169) of gene-environment correlation in adolescents' drinking behavior, a correlation based on the differential selection of peers. Results from samples of 490 MZ and 336 same-sex DZ pairs were consistent in direction with the hypothesis, although quantitatively modest. This consistency appeared, however, to depend entirely on the female twins in the sample.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group
%@ 0001-8244
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10519-010-9347-z