Psychological researchers typically distinguish five major domains of individual differences
in human behavior: cognitive abilities, personality, social attitudes, psychological interests …

Valid causal inference is central to progress in theoretical and applied psychology. Although
the randomized experiment is widely considered the gold standard for determining whether …

Objective: Using longitudinal and prospective measures of trauma during childhood, the
authors assessed the risk of developing psychotic symptoms associated with maltreatment …

This article reviews behavioral-genetic research to show how it can help address questions
of causation in developmental psychopathology. The article focuses on studies of antisocial …

OBJECTIVE. It has been shown that bullying victimization is associated with behavior and
school adjustment problems, but it remains unclear whether the experience of bullying …

Aims To examine the prospective relationships between childhood externalizing and
internalizing disorders and substance use in early adolescence. Design Longitudinal …

If maternal expressed emotion is an environmental risk factor for children's antisocial
behavior problems, it should account for behavioral differences between siblings growing up …

Human beings are an incredibly social species and along with eusocial insects engage in
the largest cooperative living groups in the planet's history. Twin and family studies suggest …

Abstract The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM; 5th ed.)
reassignment of gambling disorder as an addictive disorder alongside the substance-related …

A self-report measure of conflict and aspects of warmth in the parent-child relationship was
completed by 1,330 11-year-old twins, 1,176 of whom completed the inventory again 3 years …