Parent-Child Mutuality in Early Childhood: Two Behavioral Genetic Studies.

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Adopted Children; Emotional Response; Family Environment; Genetics; Mothers; Parent Child Relationship; Personality; Sibling Relationship; Socialization; Socioeconomic Status; Toddlers; Twins

0012-1649

Used quantitative genetic design to examine between- and within-family variations and gene-environment processes in parent-child mutuality among 3-year-old identical and same-sex fraternal twins. Found that greater mutuality was associated with higher socioeconomic status. Moderate sibling similarity in parent-child mutuality was accounted for by child genetic similarity. Findings were replicated in second study of pairs of adoptive and biological siblings. (Author/KB)

2001

EJ613572