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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2010 May 13;49(8):830–840. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2010.01.024

Table 1.

Results of regression analyses testing Gene × Environment interaction effects on emotional problems at age 12 years (Panel A) and on within-individual change in emotional problems between ages 5 and 12 years (Panel B).

Panel A:
Emotional problems
(age 12 years)
Panel B:
Change in emotional problems
(ages 5-12 years)
Predictor variables b se t p b se t p

Genetic and environmental main effects

5-HTTLPR .38 .31 1.23 .218 .49 .35 1.40 .160
Occasional bullying 1.60 .38 4.20 <.001 1.47 .46 3.23 .001
Frequent bullying 5.56 .82 6.76 <.001 4.09 .77 5.28 <.001

Gene × Environment interactions

5-HTTLPR × Occasional bullying .30 .54 0.55 0.582 -.44 .66 -.66 .508
5-HTTLPR × Frequent bullying 2.33 1.23 1.89 0.059 2.90 1.17 2.48 .013

Note: 5-HTTLPR = serotonin transporter linked polymorphic region