The nature of covariance between temperament traits and behavior problems in Russian adolescentsстатья
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Авторы:
Vasin G.,
Lobaskova M.,
Gindina E.,
Malykh S.
Аннотация:The relationship of emotional and behavioral problems with temperament traits has been well researched. However the etiology of this relationship is not as clear. In our study we aimed to investigate the etiological nature of the co-occurrence of internalizing and externalizing behavior problems with temperament traits by calculating the effects of genetic, shared environmental and unique environmental factors on their shared variance. We applied a standard bivariate twin study approach, our sample consisted of 372 twin pairs (164 MZ, 134 DZ and 74 opposite sex DZ). Temperament traits were measured with M.K. Rothbart’s EATQ-R (for the 14–15 year-olds) and ATQ (for age 15 and older). Emotional and behavioral problems were measured with T. Achenbach’s YSR. We found that the relationships between internalizing problems and many temperament traits was explained at least in part by genetic factors. Genetic factors explained the relationship of internalizing problems with activation control (A=0.12), fear (A=0.24), frus-tration (A =0.64), inhibitory control (A=0.11). The same was true for total problems, but not externalizing problems. The relationship between externalizing problems and inhibitory control was the only one to have a significant genetic component (A=0.79).