Estimating the heritability of experiencing child maltreatment in an extended family design - Pittner K, Bakermans-Kranenburg MJ, Alink LRA, Buisman RSM, van den Berg LJM, Compier-de Block LHCGC, Voorthuis A, Elzinga BM, Lindenberg J, Tollenaar MS, Linting M, Diego VP, van Ijzendoorn MH.

Child-driven genetic factors can contribute to negative parenting and may increase the risk of being maltreated. Experiencing childhood maltreatment may be partly heritable, but results of twin studies are mixed. In the current study, we used a cross-secti...
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