ICPS

2019 International Convention of Psychological Science

The Role of Parents in the Development of Emotional and Behavioural Problems in Their Children: Genetically Informative Approaches From Conception through Childhood

Friday, March 8, 2019 · Paris, France

Behavioral Genetics

Using a subsample of twin/sibling pairs with children from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study, we distinguish genetic from potential environmental effects in several parent-offspring associations: Stress during pregnancy and child psychopathology; parent and child ADHD; parental SES and child ADHD, and maternal internalising problems and child temperament.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Tom McAdamsChair
    King's College London

Presentations

  1. Stress during Pregnancy: Potential Effects on Child Development Tom McAdams
  2. Associations between Maternal Internalising and Offspring Emotionality Yasmin Ahmadzadeh
  3. Does Child and Adult ADHD Have the Same Genetic Risk Factors?Eivind Ystrom
  4. 4. Intergenerational Associations between Parental Socioneconomic Status and Child ADHD Fartein Ask Torvik