| Abstract: | Reports errors in the original article by J. L. Silberg et al ( Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1994, Vol 623], 510–521). The captions for Figure 2 and Figure 3 were incorrect. The caption for Figure 2 should read "Components of variance for internalizing behaviors. E?=?environmental effects.' The caption for Figure 3 should read "Components of variance for externalizing behaviors. E?=?environmental effects.' (The following abstract of this article originally appeared in record 1994-35917-001). The application of structural equation modeling to twin data is used to assess the impact of genetic and environmental factors on children's behavioral and emotional functioning. The models are applied to the maternal ratings of behavior of a subsample of 515 monozygotic and 749 dizygotic juvenile twin pairs, ages 8 through 16 yrs, obtained through mailed questionnaires as part of the Medical College of Virginia Adolescent Behavioral Development Twin Project. The importance of genetic, shared, and specific environmental factors for explaining variation is reported for both externalizing and internalizing behaviors, as well as significant differences in the causes of variation in externalizing behaviors among young boys and girls.… (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
