PSYC3016 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Differential Susceptibility Hypothesis, E.G. Time, Psychopathology
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What is the problem: reliably associated: it has been replicated. What is an interaction: where one variable influences the relationships between two other variables. Genetic interaction effects: mediation: commonly referring to understanding the association between a genotype and a phenotype, e. g. But for time periods more than 120 minutes, the relationship is negative: reason: perhaps too tired, not efficient anymore. Or stress or anxiety: those who don"t drink to cope, drinking at home is low- relate to social, those who drink to cope, negative social contact increases, the more they contact drink. Moderation: when a genotype (or genotypic effect) changes the relationship between an environmental independent variable and a dependent variable. Differential susceptibility: need to take account of important genetic differences and parenting behaviours simultaneously- need to look at the interaction. Highly susceptible child: negative environment does worse, the worse the environment the worse. Low susceptible child the outcome: positive the environment, the better the child"s outcome.
