TY - JOUR
T1 - The nature of nurture: Genetic influence on "environmental" measures. (With Open Peer Commentary)
T2 - Behavioral and Brain Sciences
AU - Plomin, R.
AU - Bergeman, C. S.
N1 - M1 - 3
ISI Document Delivery No.: GG546 Times Cited: 277 Cited Reference Count: 63 Plomin, r bergeman, cs Cambridge univ press New york
PY - 1991/9
Y1 - 1991/9
N2 - Evidence for genetic influence on environmental measures will emerge in quantitative genetic analyses if genetically influenced characteristics of individuals are assessed by the environmental measures. Recent twin and adoption studies indicate substantial genetic influence when measures of the environment are treated as phenotypes in genetic analyses. Genetic influence has been documented for measures as diverse as videotaped observations of parental behavior towards their children, ratings by parents and children of their family environment, and ratings of peer groups, social support, and life events. Evidence for genetic influence on environmental measures includes some of the most widely used measures of environment, such as the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment, the Family Environment Scales, and the Social Readjustment Rating Scale of life events. The goal of this article is to document and discuss these findings and to elicit commentary that might help to shape the course of research on this topic, which has far-reaching implications for the behavioral and brain sciences.
AB - Evidence for genetic influence on environmental measures will emerge in quantitative genetic analyses if genetically influenced characteristics of individuals are assessed by the environmental measures. Recent twin and adoption studies indicate substantial genetic influence when measures of the environment are treated as phenotypes in genetic analyses. Genetic influence has been documented for measures as diverse as videotaped observations of parental behavior towards their children, ratings by parents and children of their family environment, and ratings of peer groups, social support, and life events. Evidence for genetic influence on environmental measures includes some of the most widely used measures of environment, such as the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment, the Family Environment Scales, and the Social Readjustment Rating Scale of life events. The goal of this article is to document and discuss these findings and to elicit commentary that might help to shape the course of research on this topic, which has far-reaching implications for the behavioral and brain sciences.
U2 - 10.1017/S0140525X00070278
DO - 10.1017/S0140525X00070278
M3 - Article
SN - 0140-525X
VL - 14
SP - 373
EP - 414
JO - Behavioral and Brain Sciences
JF - Behavioral and Brain Sciences
IS - 3
ER -