Academic Achievement as a Moderator of Genetic Influences on Alcohol Use in Adolescence

Autor/inn/en	Benner, Aprile D.; Kretsch, Natalie; Harden, K. Paige; Crosnoe, Robert
Titel	Academic Achievement as a Moderator of Genetic Influences on Alcohol Use in Adolescence
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 50 (2014) 4, S.1170-1178 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/a0035227
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Adolescents; Drinking; Correlation; Genetics; At Risk Students; Role; Twins; Grade Point Average; Longitudinal Studies; Adolescent Development; Statistical Analysis; Environmental Influences; Comparative Analysis; Structural Equation Models; Surveys; Interviews + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Trinken; Korrelation; Humangenetik; Rollen; Twin; Zwilling; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Statistische Analyse; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	Prior research suggests a link between academic performance and alcohol use during adolescence, but the degree to which this association reflects actual protective effects continues to be debated. We investigated the role of genetic factors in the association between academic achievement and adolescent alcohol use and whether achievement might constrain the translation of genetic influences on drinking into actual behavior (a Gene × Environment interaction). Analysis of twin data from Add Health (n = 399 monozygotic and dizygotic twin pairs) revealed not only common genetic factors underlying the association between achievement and alcohol consumption but also evidence for a gene--environment interaction. Specifically, the protective effect of achievement operated by moderating heritability of alcohol use, which was particularly salient for adolescents at high genetic risk for alcohol use. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01