Marceau, K., Rolan, E., Leve, L.D., Ganiban, J.M., Reiss, D., Shaw, D.S., Natsuaki, M.N., & Neiderhiser, J.M. (2019). Parenting and prenatal risk as moderators of genetic influences on conduct problems during middle childhood. Developmental Psychology,55, 1164-1181. doi: 10.1037/dev0000701

by eca5042 | Sep 19, 2022

This study examines interactions of heritable influences, prenatal substance use, and postnatal environmental influences on the development of conduct problems in middle childhood for boys and girls. Participants are 561 linked families, collected in two cohorts,...

Marceau, K., Abel, E., Duncan, R.J., Moore, P.J., Leve, L.D., Reiss, D., Shaw, D.S., Natsuaki, M., Neiderhiser, J.M., & Ganiban, J.M. (2019). Longitudinal associations of sleep duration, morning and evening cortisol, and body mass index during childhood. Obesity, 27, 645-652. doi:10.1002/oby.22420

by eca5042 | Sep 19, 2022

Objective. The primary objective of this paper was to examine associations between sleep duration, body mass index (BMI), and cortisol levels across childhood. Methods: Participants included 361 children adopted domestically in the United States. Random-intercept...

Leve, L. D., Neiderhiser, J. M., Ganiban, J. M., Natsuaki, M. N., Shaw, D. S., & Reiss, D. (2019). The Early Growth and Development Study: A dual-family adoption study from birth through adolescence. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 22, 716-727.

by eca5042 | Sep 19, 2022

The Early Growth and Development Study (EGDS) is a prospective adoption study of birth parents, adoptive parents, and adopted children (n = 561 adoptees). The original sample has been expanded to include siblings of the EGDS adoptees who were reared by the birth...

Leve, L. D., Griffin, A. M., Natsuaki, M. N., Harold, G. T., Neiderhiser, J. M., Ganiban, J. M., Shaw, D. S., & Reiss, D. (2019). Longitudinal examination of pathways to peer problems in middle childhood: A siblings-reared-apart design. Development and Psychopathology, 31, 1633-1674.

by eca5042 | Sep 19, 2022

To advance research from Dishion and others on associations between parenting and peer problems across childhood, we used a sample of 173 sibling pairs reared apart since birth (because of adoption of one of the siblings) to examine associations between parental...

Hails, K. A., Shaw, D. S., Leve, L. D., Ganiban, J. M., Reiss, D., Natsuaki, M. N., & Neiderhiser, M. N. (2019). Interaction between adoptive mothers’ and fathers’ depressive symptoms in risk for children’s emerging problem behavior. Social Development, 28, 725–742. DOI: 10.1111/sode.12352

by eca5042 | Sep 19, 2022

The effect of parental depression on children’s adjustment has been well documented, with exposure during early childhood particularly detrimental. Most studies that examine links between parental depression and child behavior are confounded methodologically because...