Maoa and Aggression
A Gene–Environment Interaction in Two Populations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6285692 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rose Mcdermott (0000-0002-0920-1541, Department of Political Science, Brown University, St. Providence, RI, USA, corresponding author), Christopher Dawes (0000-0002-8906-1912, New York University), Chris Dawes (New York University), Elizabeth C Prom-Wormley (0000-0001-9230-9723, Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Richmond, VA, USA), Elizabeth Prom-Wormley, Lindon J Eaves, Lindon Eaves (Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Richmond, VA, USA), Peter K Hatemi (0000-0001-6514-2614, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1043-1064 |
| Publication date | 2013-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022002712457746 |
| OpenAlex | W2152754276 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 46 |
Political scientists tend to focus on environmental triggers as the primary precipitating cause for political violence. However, little has been done to explain why certain individuals faced with certain pressures resort to violence, while others confronting the same situation seek out diplomatic and peaceful resolutions to conflict. Here, using two independent samples, we explore the interaction between genetic disposition and violent early life events and their influence on engaging in physical violence. We find that individuals with the low-activity form of monoamine oxidase-A, who are exposed to violence in youth have a greater likelihood of engaging in physical aggression later in adulthood. Our findings hold important implications for the value of environmental intervention in communities besieged by political violence in order to reduce the likelihood of the intergenerational transfer of its propensity
Aggression · Criminology · Developmental psychology · Disposition · Environmental health · Intervention (counseling · Poison control · Political science · Political violence · Politics · Psychiatry · Value (mathematics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
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The genetics of politics
Putting personality in context
Genopolitics
Idealisation, genetic explanations and political behaviours
Biophysiological Risk-Factors for Political Violence
Negative Affectivity, Political Contention, and Turnout
The Influence of Major Life Events on Economic Attitudes in a World of Gene‐Environment Interplay
Presidential Leadership, Illness, and Decision Making
Prevalence and Development of Psychiatric Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence
Abnormal Behavior Associated with a Point Mutation in the Structural Gene for Monoamine Oxidase A
Role of Genotype in the Cycle of Violence in Maltreated Children
Maoa, maltreatment, and gene–environment interaction predicting children's mental health
Monoamine oxidase A gene (Maoa) predicts behavioral aggression following provocation
Longitudinal data analysis using generalized linear models
Hierarchy in the Forest
A Neurobiological Approach to Foreign Policy Analysis
Let Us Now Praise Great Men
Theory of international politics
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,57 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2022 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |