2024
Evocative effects on the early caregiving environment of genetic factors underlying the development of intellectual and academic ability
Austerberry C, Fearon P, Ronald A, Leve L, Ganiban J, Natsuaki M, Shaw D, Neiderhiser J, Reiss D. Evocative effects on the early caregiving environment of genetic factors underlying the development of intellectual and academic ability. Child Development 2024, 95: 2082-2101. PMID: 39081003, PMCID: PMC11579646, DOI: 10.1111/cdev.14142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChild languageEarly caregiving environmentGene-environment correlationAcademic performanceMothers' warmthFather warmthEvocative effectsIntellectual abilityRGE effectsAcademic abilityIncreased heritabilityAdoptive parentsChildren aged 6WarmthAged 6Academic developmentGenetic effectsGenetic factorsBirth mothersChildrenRGELanguageParentsAdopteesAbilityReciprocal Effects Between Negative Parenting and Children’s Callous-Unemotional Traits From Mid to Late Childhood
Pezzoli P, Pingault J, Malanchini M, Voronin I, McCrory E, Fearon P, Viding E. Reciprocal Effects Between Negative Parenting and Children’s Callous-Unemotional Traits From Mid to Late Childhood. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2024, 181: 310-321. PMID: 38476045, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20230208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChild CU traitsDevelopment of CU traitsCU traitsMid-to-late childhoodNegative parentingCallous-unemotionalTwins Early Development StudyLate childhoodLongitudinal cross-lagged modelsEffects of negative parentingCallous-unemotional traitsEarly Development StudyReciprocal effectsCross-lagged modelsCross-lagged effectsFamilies of childrenTwin pairsGenetic factorsParental disciplineParental feelingsChildhoodSmall effectsTraitsEnvironmental factorsParents
2009
The role played by the interaction between genetic factors and attachment in the stress response in infancy
Frigerio A, Ceppi E, Rusconi M, Giorda R, Raggi M, Fearon P. The role played by the interaction between genetic factors and attachment in the stress response in infancy. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2009, 50: 1513-1522. PMID: 19686331, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2009.02126.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAllelesAlpha-AmylasesChild, PreschoolFamilyFemaleHumansHydrocortisoneHypothalamo-Hypophyseal SystemInfantMaleMother-Child RelationsObject AttachmentPituitary-Adrenal SystemPolymorphism, GeneticReceptors, Dopamine D4Receptors, GABA-ASalivary GlandsSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsStress, PsychologicalConceptsIndividual differencesChild–mother attachment relationshipsSecurity of attachmentStrange Situation ProcedureAlpha-amylase responsesAttachment relationshipsAttachment interactionsAlpha-amylase concentrationsMental healthCortisol activitySalivary cortisolDifferent characteristic responsesImportance of understandingGenetic polymorphismsBiological factorsAttachmentHealthy infantsInfancyAmylase responseAmylase concentrationPhysiological responsesStress responseBasal levelsSystem activityGenetic factors