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dc.rights.licenseCC-BY-NC-ND
dc.contributor.advisorWeeland, J.
dc.contributor.advisorPeets, K.
dc.contributor.authorBonthond, I.
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-28T17:00:46Z
dc.date.available2015-07-28T17:00:46Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.urihttps://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/20603
dc.description.abstractPresent study aimed to investigate a gene-environment interaction between the 5-HTTLPR and parental control on alcohol problem drinking among youth. We hypothesized that adolescents who experience high levels of behavioral control will engage in less alcohol use and that this effect is stronger for children who are carriers of the short allele of 5-HTTLPR compared to carriers of the long allele. A longitudinal design consisting of five waves was used on a Dutch sample. The sample consisted of 194 boys (55.2%) and girls that were aged between 14 and 17 years during the first wave (M = 15.26, SD = .62). Children’s saliva was taken to determine their 5-HTTLPR genotype and self-report questionnaires were completed by both parents and children. A hierarchical multiple regression showed that parental behavioral control predicted alcohol consumption among adolescents in the first wave and in the last two waves, however these effects were small. In contrast to the hypothesis, carriers and non-carriers of the short allele of the 5-HTTLPR did not differ in their susceptibility to parental behavioral control as regards to alcohol consumption. The present results show that parents can contribute in the prevention of excessive alcohol use among their children by exercising behavioral control. Every adolescent in this study seems to benefit by this parenting style because this effect does not vary for the different alleles of the 5-HTTLPR.
dc.description.sponsorshipUtrecht University
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dc.language.isoen
dc.titleNo gene-environment interaction found between 5-HTTLPR and parental behavioral control on alcohol problem drinking among youth
dc.type.contentMaster Thesis
dc.rights.accessrightsOpen Access
dc.subject.keywords5-HTTLPR, behavioral control, family, alcohol, adolescents, gene-environment interaction
dc.subject.courseuuKinder- en jeugdpsychologie


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