title: The genetic precursors and the advantageous and disadvantageous sequelae of inhibited temperament: an evolutionary perspective.
abstract: Guided by evolutionary game theory (Korte, Koolhaas, Wingfield, & McEwen, 2005), this study aimed to identify the genetic precursors and the psychosocial sequelae of inhibited temperament in a sociodemographically disadvantaged and racially diverse sample (N = 201) of 2-year-old children who experienced elevated levels of domestic violence. Using a multimethod, prospective design across 3 annual measurement occasions, the authors conducted structural equation modeling analyses indicating that trained observer ratings of inhibited temperament at age 2 were uniquely predicted by polymorphisms in dopamine and serotonin transporter genes. Children's inhibited temperament, in turn, indirectly predicted decreases in their externalizing problems at age 4 through its association with greater behavioral flexibility at age 3. Results highlight the value of integrating evolutionary and developmental conceptualizations in more comprehensively charting the developmental cascades of inhibited temperament.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology, University of Rochester.
authors.forename: Patrick T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: Dante
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cicchetti
authors.forename: Rochelle F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Hentges
authors.forename: Melissa L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Sturge-Apple
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000235:genetics* / Q000523:psychology*; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000523:psychology; D050483:Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007266:Inhibition, Psychological; D008297:Male; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D011340:Problem Solving; D050486:Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D013694:Temperament / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D050483:Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D050486:Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins