Citation

O'Connor M, Foch T, Sherry T, Plomin R. J. Abnorm. Child Psychol. 1980; 8(2): 189-199.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1980, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

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PMID

7190581

Abstract

Our study focused on the etilogy of specific behavioral problems rather than on a global syndrome such as hyerpactivity. As a first step in studying specific behavioral problems, we revised the Conners (1970) Parent Symptom Rating questionnaire to improve its factor structure. Our revised instrument and the test-retest reliabilities of its 12 scales are described. A classical twin analysis comparing intraclass correlations for 54 pairs of identical twins and 33 pairs of same-sex fraternal twins indicated substantial genetic influence on behavioral problems in school-aged children.

Language: en