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. 2015 Nov 12;87(1):312–325. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12456

Table 4.

Results of the Longitudinal Cholesky Decomposition, Expressed as Proportionsa of Genetic and Environmental Influences on Antisocial Behaviors at Age 12 That Were Already in Place at Age 5

Boys (%) Girls (%)
A C E A C E
Pervasive 73 100 11 46 100 25
Situational
Mothers 11 71 09 36 100 04
Teachers 60 100 00 00 13 00
Interviewers 01 20 00 04 33 00
Twins 100 100 00 26 100 01

Estimates of situational antisocial behaviors are net of variance in pervasive antisocial behaviors. A = genetic influences; C = shared environmental influences; E = nonshared environmental influences.

aThe percentages indicate how much of a genetic or environmental influence on antisocial behaviors at age 12 originates at age 5. The higher the percentage, the more the influence was already in place at age 5, with the remainder specific to age 12. For example, for boys' pervasive antisocial behaviors, 73% of the genetic influences (A) at age 12 were already present at age 5. The remaining genetic influences (i.e., 27%) are specific to age 12. The full model results, including the untransformed Cholesky path estimates, are reported in Table S2 in the online Supporting Information.