title: Interaction of 5HTTLPR and marijuana use on property offending.
abstract: This study uses data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health to examine whether a polymorphism in the serotonin transporter gene (SHTTLPR) moderates the effects of marijuana use on property offending. The results reveal that 5HTTLPR interacts with marijuana use to predict significantly higher levels of property offending for African American females. The interaction coefficient is not statistically significant for Caucasian males, African American males, or Caucasian females. These findings suggest that marijuana use is associated only with higher levels of property offending among African American females who carry one or more copies of the 5HTTLPR short allele.
authors.affiliation: Division of Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati, 600 Dyer Hall, PO Box 210389, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0389, USA. vaskeje@email.uc.edu
authors.forename: Jamie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vaske
authors.forename: Jamie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Newsome
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Makarios
authors.forename: John Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: Brian B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Boutwell
authors.forename: Kevin M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Beaver
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000235:genetics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000483:Alleles; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*; D002648:Child; D003415:Crime / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008385:Marijuana Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D050486:Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D050486:Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins