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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Oct 24.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Res. 2008 May 27;38(1):213–224. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2008.04.002

Table 1.

Research design: Moderation of genetic contribution to adolescent alcohol use by friends’ drinking behavior

Three Types of Friend Influence Data Used Level of Expressed Genetic Contribution to Alcohol use or estimated h2
Concordant-High on Drinking MZ, same-sex DZ twins, & same-sex full siblings Baseline
Concordant-Low on Drinking MZ, same-sex DZ twins, & same-sex full siblings Lower
Discordant Drinking MZ, same-sex DZ twins, & same-sex full siblings Lower