TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Gene-Environment Processes Linking Aggression, Peer Victimization, and the Teacher-Child Relationship
JO  - Child development
A1  - Brendgen, Mara R.
A1  - Boivin, Michel
A1  - Dionne, Ginette
A1  - Barker, Edward D.
A1  - Vitaro, Frank
A1  - Girard, Alain
A1  - Tremblay, Richard
A1  - Perusse, Daniel
SP  - 2021
EP  - 2036
VL  - 82
IS  - 6
N2  - Aggressive behavior in middle childhood is at least partly explained by genetic factors. Nevertheless, estimations of simple effects ignore possible gene-environment interactions (G × E) or gene-environment correlations (rGE) in the etiology of aggression. The present study aimed to simultaneously test for G × E and rGE processes between aggression, on the one hand, and peer victimization and the teacher-child relationship in school, on the other hand. The sample comprised 124 MZ pairs and 93 DZ pairs assessed in Grade 1 (mean age = 84.7 months). Consistent with rGE, children with a presumed genetic disposition for aggression were at an increased risk of peer victimization, whereas in line with G × E, a positive relationship with the teacher mitigated the genetically mediated expression of aggression.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0009-3920
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2011.01644.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -