Similarities in drinking behavior of twin's friends: moderation of heritability of alcohol use
Previous research has indicated that friends' drinking may influence alcohol use in adolescents and young adults. We explored whether similarities in the drinking behavior of friends of twins influence the genetic architecture of alcohol use in adolescence and young adulthood. Survey data from The Netherlands Twin Register were available for 1,526 twin pairs aged 16-25 years. We categorized the twin pairs as concordant (both report similar alcohol use in their friends) or discordant for the alcohol use of their friends. Genetic moderator models were tested by carrying out multi-group analyzes... Mehr ...
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Poelen, E.A.P.
Engels, R.C.M.E.
Scholte, R.H.J.
Boomsma, D.I.
Willemsen, G. |
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Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: |
2009 |
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Poelen , E A P , Engels , R C M E , Scholte , R H J , Boomsma , D I & Willemsen , G 2009 , ' Similarities in drinking behavior of twin's friends: moderation of heritability of alcohol use ' , Behavior Genetics , vol. 39 , no. 2 , pp. 145-153 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10519-008-9250-z |
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/dk/atira/pure/keywords/cohort_studies/netherlands_twin_register_ntr_
/ name=Netherlands Twin Register (NTR)
/ /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
/ name=SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being |
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Englisch |
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