| The Relationship Code: Deciphering Genetic and Social Influences on Adolescent Development Contributor(s): Reiss, David (Author), Neiderhiser, Jenae M. (Author), Hetherington, E. Mavis (Author) |
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ISBN: 0674011260 ISBN-13: 9780674011267 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $52.47 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2003 Annotation: The Relationship Code is the report of a longitudinal study, conducted over a ten-year period, of the influence of family relationships and genetic factors on competence and psychopathology in adolescent development. The sample for this landmark study included 720 pairs of same-sex adolescent siblings--including twins, half siblings, and genetically unrelated siblings--and their parents. Using a clear expressive style, David Reiss and his coinvestigators identify specific mechanisms that link genetic factors and the social environment in psychological development. They propose a striking hypothesis: family relationships are crucial to the expression of genetic influences on a broad array of complex behaviors in adolescents. Moreover, this role of family relationships may be very specific: some genetic factors are linked to mother-child relationships, others to father-child relations, some to relationship warmth, while others are linked to relationship conflict or control. The specificity of these links suggests that family relationships may constitute a code for translating genetic influences into the ontogeny of behaviors, a code every bit as important for behavior as DNA-RNA. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Developmental - Adolescent - Family & Relationships | Life Stages - Adolescence - Science | Life Sciences - Genetics & Genomics |
| Dewey: 155.5 |
| Series: Adolescent Lives |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 5.74" W x 8.87" (1.42 lbs) 560 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Relationship Code is the report of a longitudinal study, conducted over a ten-year period, of the influence of family relationships and genetic factors on competence and psychopathology in adolescent development. The sample for this landmark study included 720 pairs of same-sex adolescent siblings--including twins, half siblings, and genetically unrelated siblings--and their parents. Using a clear expressive style, David Reiss and his coinvestigators identify specific mechanisms that link genetic factors and the social environment in psychological development. They propose a striking hypothesis: family relationships are crucial to the expression of genetic influences on a broad array of complex behaviors in adolescents. Moreover, this role of family relationships may be very specific: some genetic factors are linked to mother-child relationships, others to father-child relations, some to relationship warmth, while others are linked to relationship conflict or control. The specificity of these links suggests that family relationships may constitute a code for translating genetic influences into the ontogeny of behaviors, a code every bit as important for behavior as DNA-RNA. |
Contributor Bio(s): Reiss, David: - David Reiss is Vivian Gill Distinguished Research Professor at the George Washington University Medical Center.Neiderhiser, Jenae M.: - Jenae Neiderhiser is Assistant Research Professor at the George Washington University Medical Center.Hetherington, E. Mavis: - E. Mavis Hetherington is James M. Page Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia.Plomin, Robert: - Robert Plomin is Professor of Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry in London.Reiss, David: - David Reiss is Vivian Gill Distinguished Research Professor at the George Washington University Medical Center.Neiderhiser, Jenae M.: - Jenae Neiderhiser is Assistant Research Professor at the George Washington University Medical Center. |