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High school dropout in proximal context : the triggering role of stressful life events
(Wiley, 2017-03-28)
Adolescents who drop out of high school experience enduring negative consequences across many domains. Yet, the circumstances triggering their departure are poorly understood. This study examined the precipitating role of ...
Does cortisol moderate the environmental association between peer victimization and depression symptoms? a genetically informed twin study
(Elsevier, 2017-10-31)
Many youths who are victimized by peers suffer from depression symptoms. However, not all bullying
victims become depressed and individuals’ biological sensitivity may play an important moderating role in this
regard. ...
Persistent genetic and family-wide environmental contributions to early number knowledge and later achievement in mathematics
Etiology of early math knowledge and skills development
(SAGE, 2017-10-03)
This study investigated the stable and transient genetic and environmental contributions to
individual differences in number knowledge in the transition from preschool (age 5) to Grade 1
(age 7) and to the predictive ...
Links between the mother-adolescent and father-adolescent relationships and adolescent depression : a genetically informed study
Links between the parent-adolescent Relationship quality and depression
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-08-18)
This study examined the unique roles of support and conflict in the relationship with the
mother and the father in predicting changes in adolescents’ depressive symptoms over a 1-
year period. Potential moderating effects ...
Revisiting the link between depression symptoms and high school dropout : timing of exposure matters
(Elsevier, 2017-11-28)
Purpose
Recent reviews concluded that past depression symptoms are not independently associated with high school dropout, a conclusion that could induce schools with high dropout rates and limited resources to consider ...
Persistence and innovation effects in genetic and environmental factors in negative emotionality during infancy : a twin study
(Public Library of Science, 2017-04-27)
Background
Difficult temperament in infancy is a risk factor for forms of later internalizing and externalizing
psychopathology, including depression and anxiety. A better understanding of the roots
of difficult temperament ...
Environmental influence of problematic social relationships on adolescents' daily cortisol secretion : a monozygotic twin-difference study
(Cambridge University Press, 2017-02)
BACKGROUND:
This study investigated the potential environmental effects of peer victimization and the quality of relationships with parents and friends on diurnal cortisol secretion in mid-adolescence.
METHOD: ...
Systematic observation of barroom incidents in a large Montreal venue
(2017-01-01)
On the basis of previous studies by Macintyre and Homel and Winlow et al, this article utilizes systematic observation in order to describe and understand the pattern of incidents on a micro level – the barroom. Systematic ...