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The Role of Executive Function at 6 Years in the Association between Behavioral Inhibition at 5 Years and Anxiety at 7 Years
EF skills play a central role in the etiology and maintenance of anxiety, but it is unclear whether they act as moderators or mediators in the relation between early behavioral inhibition (BI) and later anxiet...
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Open AccessStress and anxiety during pregnancy and length of gestation: a federated study using data from five Canadian and European birth cohorts
While its etiology is not fully elucidated, preterm birth represents a major public health concern as it is the leading cause of child mortality and morbidity. Stress is one of the most common perinatal condit...
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Longitudinal Study of Early Adversity and Disturbing Dream Frequency: Moderating Role of Early Negative Emotionality
Although disturbing dreams are prevalent in youth and are associated with psychopathology, little is known about their developmental course and risk factors. We aimed to examine the association between early s...
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Adolescents and Social Media: Longitudinal Links Between Types of Use, Problematic Use and Internalizing Symptoms
Studies examining the associations between adolescent social media use and depression/anxiety symptoms show inconsistent results and do not elucidate the direction of associations. Differences in how studies o...
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Prospective Polysubstance use Profiles Among Adolescents with Early-onset Cannabis Use, and their Association with Cannabis Outcomes in Emerging Adulthood
Background: Research is yet to elucidate adolescent polysubstance use profiles among youth with early-onset cannabis use (CU; ≤15 years). The present study aimed to fill this gap in the literature and determine w...
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Trajectories of adolescent poly-substance use and their long-term social and economic outcomes for males from low-income backgrounds
Substance abuse is a significant public health concern that disproportionately burdens males and low-income communities. This study examined (1) longitudinal profiles of male adolescent poly-substance use and ...
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Associations of childhood sociability and responsibility with cannabis use trajectories during adolescence: results from a prospective population-based birth cohort study
This study aims to identify distinct trajectories of cannabis use during adolescence and examine whether Sociability (ability to relate to others) and Responsibility (ability to integrate a community setting) ...
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A three-factor model of common early onset psychiatric disorders: temperament, adversity, and dopamine
Commonly comorbid early onset psychiatric disorders might reflect the varying expression of overlap** risk factors. The mediating processes remain poorly understood, but three factors show some promise: adol...
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A genetically informed study on the association of cannabis, alcohol, and tobacco smoking with suicide attempt
Use of substances such as cannabis, alcohol, and tobacco, has been associated with increased risk of suicide attempt in several observational studies. However, establishing whether these associations are causa...
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Open AccessmGlu5 receptor availability in youth at risk for addictions: effects of vulnerability traits and cannabis use
The excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate has been implicated in experience-dependent neuroplasticity and drug-seeking behaviors. Type 5 metabotropic glutamate (mGlu5) receptors might be particularly important...
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Open AccessExtra-striatal D2/3 receptor availability in youth at risk for addiction
The neurobiological traits that confer risk for addictions remain poorly understood. However, dopaminergic function throughout the prefrontal cortex, limbic system, and upper brainstem has been implicated in b...
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Maternal depression in early childhood and child emotional and behavioral outcomes at school age: examining the roles of preschool childcare quality and current maternal depression symptomatology
Recent studies have shown that the association between maternal depression and child outcome can be moderated by children's experience of childcare (e.g., daycare) during early childhood (0–5 years). We also k...
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Psychopathic Traits in Middle Childhood: Evidence of a Hierarchical Three-Factor Structure
Although the development of psychopathy is not well understood, prior studies suggest that psychopathic traits begin to develop in childhood. Whereas research suggests consistency in the structure and correlat...
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Effect of (Z)-isomer content on [11C]ABP688 binding potential in humans
To determine how the low-affinity (Z)-isomer of the radiotracer [11C]ABP688 affects binding potential values in vivo in humans.
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Open AccessSex differences in [11C]ABP688 binding: a positron emission tomography study of mGlu5 receptors
The purpose of this study was to assess, in a large sample of healthy young adults, sex differences in the binding potential of [11C]ABP688, a positron emission tomography (PET) tracer selective for the metabotro...
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The Interactive Effects of Parental Knowledge with Impulsivity and Sensation Seeking in Adolescent Substance Use
This study examined whether interactions of parental knowledge of adolescent’s whereabouts with impulsivity and sensation seeking in the prediction of adolescent substance use supported the diathesis–stress or...
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Open AccessThe Predictive Value of Head Circumference Growth during the First Year of Life on Early Child Traits
Atypical head circumference (HC) growth has been associated with neurodevelopmental disorders. However, whether it is associated with specific aspects of development in early childhood in the general populatio...
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Similarities and differences between behavioral and electrophysiological visual acuity thresholds in healthy infants during the second half of the first year of life
Behavioral and electrophysiological methods for visual acuity estimation typically correlate well in children and adult populations, but this relationship remains unclear in infants, particularly during the se...
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Open AccessEffects of delaying binge drinking on adolescent brain development: a longitudinal neuroimaging study
Onset of alcohol use by 14 relative to 21 years of age strongly predicts elevated risk for severe alcohol use problems, with 27% versus 4% of individuals exhibiting alcohol dependence within 10 years of onset....
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9 Executive Function and Intelligence in the Development of Antisocial Behavior
This chapter clarifies how executive function and intelligence, as measured by performance-based tests, are thought to be related to criminal and antisocial behavior (CAB). Although not always at the forefront...
