RT Article
T1 An Analysis of Monoamine-Related Genotypes and Childhood Trauma in Relation to Psychopathic Traits in Men and Women$d
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 66
IS 10
SP 1438
OP 1469
A1 Fox, Bryanna
A2 Bozzay, Melanie
A2 Verona, Edelyn
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1727380762
AB Psychopathy is of great interest to criminologists, given its consistent association with violence, offending, and antisocial behavior. However, the etiology of psychopathy, particularly in terms of a gene × environment (G×E) interaction, has had little examination in the literature. One study has examined the direct and interactive effects of two genotypes (MAOA, 5-HTT) and childhood trauma on psychopathic traits using a high-risk forensic sample of adult males, and identified G×E interactions that may help us understand this complex phenotype. However, given the difficulties replicating G×E research, particularly with antisocial phenotypes, this study conducts a replication and expansion of prior research by examining direct and interactive effects of three genotypes (MAOA, 5-HTT, DRD4) and childhood trauma on psychopathy using a high-risk community sample of males and females. Results only partially support prior findings, illustrating the need for additional replication research in the biopsychosocial and epigenetic arenas.
K1 Biopsychosocial criminology
K1 Childhood trauma
K1 Epigenetics
K1 Genotypes
K1 Psychopathy
DO 10.1177/0011128720937295