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Serotonin transporter gene polymorphism (5-HTTLPR), environmental conditions, and developing negative emotionality and fear in early childhood.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19137235     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Studies on neural and behavioral correlates of the serotonin transporter gene polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) strongly suggested interaction effects between the 5-HTTLPR genotype and environmental conditions on infant emotionality development. However, empirical studies that involve human infants are rare. The present study thus analyzed the interaction of the 5-HTTLPR genotype with the quality of maternal parenting behavior on the development of negative emotionality and fear in infancy. In a sample of 69 healthy firstborn infants, negative emotionality and fear were assessed at 4, 8, and 12 months using a multi-method approach. The quality of previous parenting has been operationalized as the quality of the mother-infant attachment relationship measured by the strange situation procedure at 18 months. Corresponding to hypotheses, to their caregiver insecurely attached infants who were homozygous for the s-variant of the 5-HTTLPR genotype developed a high level of negative emotionality and fear. The results thus are in line with the experimental results in the non-human primate model and point to a more pronounced susceptibility of s/s carrying infants to early rearing experiences.
Authors:
Ursula Pauli-Pott; Susann Friedel; Susann Friedl; Anke Hinney; Johannes Hebebrand
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2009-01-10
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996)     Volume:  116     ISSN:  1435-1463     ISO Abbreviation:  J Neural Transm     Publication Date:  2009 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-04-17     Completed Date:  2009-06-09     Revised Date:  2009-10-05    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9702341     Medline TA:  J Neural Transm     Country:  Austria    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  503-12     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Giessen, Friedrichstrasse 36, 35392, Giessen, Germany. ursula.pauli-pott@psycho.med.uni-giessen.de
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Analysis of Variance
Child Development*
Emotions*
Environment
Fear*
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant Behavior
Male
Maternal Behavior*
Mother-Child Relations
Polymorphism, Genetic
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins / genetics*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/SLC6A4 protein, human; 0/Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins
Comments/Corrections
Erratum In:
J Neural Transm. 2009 Sep;116(9):1191
Note: Friedl, Susann [corrected to Friedel, Susann]

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