The role of antisocial friends in the development of antisocial behaviour during adolescence
Lead Research Organisation:
King's College London
Department Name: Social Genetic and Dev Psychiatry Centre
Abstract
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| Thomas McAdams (Principal Investigator / Fellow) |
Publications
MAdams T
(2011)
The Covariation of Antisocial Behavior and Substance Use in Adolescence: A Behavioral Genetic Perspective
in Journal of Research on Adolescence
McAdams TA
(2014)
Co-occurrence of antisocial behavior and substance use: testing for sex differences in the impact of older male friends, low parental knowledge and friends' delinquency.
in Journal of adolescence
McAdams TA
(2013)
Genes of experience: explaining the heritability of putative environmental variables through their association with behavioural and emotional traits.
in Behavior genetics
| Description | The purpose of this grant was to give me the time needed to publish research from my PhD and to put myself into a strong position to obtain further postdoctoral employment. I have now published several articles in peer reviewed journals. Part way through my 1-year fellowship I was offered a 3-year postdoctoral position, and so cut short my fellowship to take up the new role. |
| Exploitation Route | Published findings written during my fellowship are mainly of interest to behavioural genetic researchers. They demonstrate genetic involvement in environmental exposure to risk factors and highlight the importance of considering gene-environment correlation in understanding the role of environmental risk in the development of adolescent psychopathology. |
| Sectors | Other |
| Description | Findings have been published in peer reviewed journals and presented at international conferences. These publications have been cited by other authors in their work. |