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Gene-Environment Interplay and Psychopathology: Multiple Varieties but Real Effects
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Rutter, Michael; Moffitt, Terrie E.; Caspi, Avshalom – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2006
Gene-environment interplay is a general term that covers several divergent concepts with different meanings and different implications. In this review, we evaluate research evidence on four varieties of gene-environment interplay. First, we consider epigenetic mechanisms by which environmental influences alter the effects of genes. Second, we…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Psychopathology, Genetics, Environmental Influences
Family and School Influences on Cognitive Development.
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Rutter, Michael – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 1985
Concludes that environmental effects on IQ are relatively modest within the normal range of environments, but circumstances are very substantial. Cognitive development is influenced by direct effect on cognition and indirect effects through alterations in self-concept, aspirations, attitudes to learning and styles of interaction with other people.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Nature, Nurture, and Development: From Evangelism through Science toward Policy and Practice.
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Rutter, Michael – Child Development, 2002
Reviews research on the effects of nature, nurture, and developmental processes on psychological functioning. Considers real advances in knowledge, outlines some of the misleading claims, and notes the potential for research and science-led improvements in policies and practice, emphasizing the need for a better interpretation of genetic,…
Descriptors: Developmental Psychology, Literature Reviews, Nature Nurture Controversy, Policy Formation
Child Development, Molecular Genetics, and What To Do with Genes Once They Are Found.
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Plomin, Robert; Rutter, Michael – Child Development, 1998
Outlines what developmentalists can do with genes associated with behavioral dimensions and disorders once they are found. Suggests that genes can be used to answer questions about developmental continuities, psychopathological patterns such as heterogeneity and comoribidty, and environmental-risk mechanisms informed by studies of gene/environment…
Descriptors: Behavior, Behavior Disorders, Child Development, Developmental Continuity
Genotype-Environment Correlations in Late Childhood and Early Adolescence: Antisocial Behavioral Problems and Coercive Parenting.
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O'Connor, Thomas G.; Deater-Deckard, Kirby; Fulker, David; Rutter, Michael; Polmin, Robert – Developmental Psychology, 1998
Used longitudinal study with adopted children to examine genotype-environment correlations for behavioral problems. Found that children genetically at risk for antisocial behavior were more likely to receive negative parenting from adoptive parents than children not genetically at risk. Most of the association between negative parenting and…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoptive Parents, Antisocial Behavior, At Risk Persons
Risk Mechanisms in Development: Some Conceptual and Methodological Considerations.
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O'Connor, Thomas G.; Rutter, Michael – Developmental Psychology, 1996
Comments on problems raised in this special issue, focusing on the distinctive aspects of the risk research reported. Highlights issues like sample characteristics, measurement strategies, specificity of risk factors, and risk mechanisms. Discusses the challenges of integrating alternative models of risk, with special references to research into…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Behavior Development, Behavior Patterns