A Shared Genetic Propensity Underlies Experiences of Bullying Victimization in Late Childhood and Self-Rated Paranoid Thinking in Adolescence | Zendy

Sania Shakoor | Zendy; Philip McGuire | Zendy; Alastair G. Cardno | Zendy; Daniel Freeman | Zendy; Robert Plomin | Zendy; Angelica Ronald | Zendy

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A Shared Genetic Propensity Underlies Experiences of Bullying Victimization in Late Childhood and Self-Rated Paranoid Thinking in Adolescence

Author(s) -

Sania Shakoor,

Philip McGuire,

Alastair G. Cardno,

Daniel Freeman,

Robert Plomin,

Angelica Ronald

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

schizophrenia bulletin

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.823

H-Index - 190

eISSN - 1745-1707

pISSN - 0586-7614

DOI - 10.1093/schbul/sbu142

Subject(s) - paranoia , grandiosity , psychology , peer victimization , twin study , anhedonia , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , poison control , heritability , injury prevention , psychiatry , medicine , social psychology , narcissism , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , environmental health , biology , genetics

Bullying is a risk factor for developing psychotic experiences (PEs). Whether bullying is associated with particular PEs, and the extent to which genes and environments influence the association, are unknown. This study investigated which specific PEs in adolescence are associated with earlier bullying victimization and the genetic and environmental contributions underlying their association.

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