Examining the familial link between positive affect and empathy development in the second year.

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Michele M Volbrecht,Kathryn Lemery-Chalfant,Nazan Aksan,Carolyn Zahn-Waxler,H Hill Goldsmith,Michele M Volbrecht,Kathryn Lemery-Chalfant,Nazan Aksan,Carolyn Zahn-Waxler,H Hill Goldsmith,

Within a sample of 584 twins aged 12 to 25 months (292 pairs) studied longitudinally, positive affect measured through two laboratory pleasure episodes and maternal report at 12 and 22 months significantly predicted empathy-related helping and hypothesis testing assessed between 19 and 25 months. Girls showed significantly more concern than did boys, whereas boys engaged in hypothesis testing significantly more than did girls. Behavior-genetic analyses indicated substantial shared environmental influences for positive affect and empathy composites of helping and concern. Genetics and the nonshared environment influenced empathy-related hypothesis testing. The best fitting bivariate model included shared and nonshared environmental influences on positive affect and helping, with environment accounting for the covariation between the two traits. The covariation between positive affect and hypothesis testing was genetically influenced.

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MM Volbrecht,K Lemery-Chalfant,N Aksan,C Zahn-Waxler,HH Goldsmith,MM Volbrecht,K Lemery-Chalfant,N Aksan,C Zahn-Waxler,HH Goldsmith,

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PUBLICATION TYPE: Research Support, N.I.H., Extr

Journal: The Journal of genetic psychology

VOLUME: 168

Page Numbers: 105-29

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ISSN: 0022-1325

DAY: 16

MONTH: Jun

YEAR: 2007

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AFFILIATION: Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin--Madison, 53706-1969, USA. mmvolbrecht@wisc.edu

Country: United States

AGENCY: United States NIMH

GRANT: MH R3750560

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MEDLINETA: J Genet Psychol

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