Gene-Environment Interplay between Number of Friends and Prosocial Leadership Behavior in Children

Autor/inn/en	Rivizzigno, Alessandra S.; Brendgen, Mara; Feng, Bei; Vitaro, Frank; Dionne, Ginette; Tremblay, Richard E.; Boivin, Michel
Titel	Gene-Environment Interplay between Number of Friends and Prosocial Leadership Behavior in Children
Quelle	In: Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 60 (2014) 2, S.110-141, Artikel 3 (32 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-930X
Schlagwörter	Genetics; Environmental Influences; Prosocial Behavior; Leadership; Friendship; Children; Twins; Grade 1; Elementary School Students; Peer Relationship; Probability; Foreign Countries; Longitudinal Studies; Individual Characteristics; Family Characteristics; Sociometric Techniques; Photography; Computation; Gender Differences; Canada (Montreal) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Humangenetik; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Führung; Führungsposition; Freundschaft; Child; Kind; Kinder; Twin; Zwilling; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; Peer-Beziehungen; Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie; Ausland; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Soziometrie; Fotografie; Geschlechterkonflikt
Abstract	Enriched environments may moderate the effect of genetic factors on prosocial leadership (gene-environment interaction, G × E). However, positive environmental experiences may also themselves be influenced by a genetic disposition for prosocial leadership (gene-environment correlation, rGE). Relating these processes to friendships, the present study examined (a) whether children with a genetic disposition for prosocial leadership possess a greater number of reciprocal friends (rGE) and (b) whether the number of reciprocal friends interacts with the effect of genetic factors on children's prosocial leadership (G × E). The sample comprised 275 twin pairs assessed in Grade 1 (mean age 84.7 months). Reciprocal friendship and prosocial leadership behavior were measured via peer nominations. Consistent with rGE, a genetic disposition for prosocial leadership was related to an increased likelihood of friendship. Moreover, consistent with a compensation process, environmental influences played a stronger role than genetic influences in prosocial leadership when children had many friends. (As Provided).
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