Background. Traditional models of psychiatric epidemiology often assume that the
relationship between individuals and their environment is unidirectional, from environment …

Recent research has renewed interest in the potential influence of hostility on physical
health. This review indicates that the evidence available from prospective studies, although …

Do parents have any important long-term effects on the development of their child's
personality? This article examines the evidence and concludes that the answer is no. A new …

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK How much credit do parents deserve when their
children turn out welt? How much blame when they turn out badly? Judith Rich Harris has a …

Despite the fact that most people become parents and everyone who has ever lived has had
parents, parenting remains a mystifying subject about which almost everyone has opinions …

Why are some people more sociable than others and some more emotionally sensitive?
What makes people differ from one another, and how do these differences come about …

The book analyzes the Seattle Longitudinal Study, which Professor Schaie began as a
graudate student in the 1950s. The study has been impressive in its methodological …

This chapter outlines changing models of the causes of child abuse. It underscores one of
the core themes of developmental psychopathology, namely, the interrelation of normality …

Evidence for genetic influence on environmental measures will emerge in quantitative
genetic analyses if genetically influenced characteristics of individuals are assessed by …

Abstract In" Genetics and Experience," Plomin examines nurture and nature in terms of their
interplay in the development of individual differences. Beginning with a discussion of how …