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Nature, Nurture, and the Transition to Early Adolescence NATURE, NURTURE, AND THE TRANSITION TO EARLY ADOLESCENCE Edited vy Stephen A. Petrill Robert Plomin John C. DeFries John K. Hewitt Contents Contributors, ix 1. Nature, Nurture, and Adolescent Development: An Introduction, 3 Stephen A. Petrill, Robert Plornin, ,7obn C. DeFries, and John K. Hewitt 2. Developmental Analysis of IQ, 13 E. G. Bishop, Stacey S. Chewy, aril john K. Hewitt 3. Multivariate ParentOffspring Analyses of Specific Cognitive Abilities, 28 Alaricela Alaretirr, Robert Plomin, Robin P. Corley, and John C. DeFries 4. Etiology of the Stability of Reading Performance from 7 to 12 Years of Age and Its Possible Mediation by IQ, 49 Sally Y. Wmb wor-th and John C. DeFries 5. Memory Ability during Middle Childhood and Early Adolescence in the Colorado Adoption Project, 62 Stephen A. Petrill and Sally-Ann Rhea 6. Somatic Complaints from Early Childhood to Early Adolescence, 76 Nicholas Giardino and Richard Rende 7. Teacher and Mother Ratings of Attention Problems, 93 Stephanie Schnitz 8. Adopted and Nonadopted Adolescents' Adjustment, 109 Alessandra C. Tervolino Alessandra C. Tervolino 9. Stability and Change in Internalizing Problems in the Transition to Early Adolescence: Genetic and Environmental Influences, 133 Kirby Deater-Deckard and Shirley McGuire 10. Loneliness during the Transition to Early Adolescence, 152 Shirley McGuire and Jeanie Clifford 11. Genetic Influences on Temperament in Early Adolescence: A Multimethod Perspective, 166 Jeffrey R. Gagne, Kimberly J. Saudino, and Stacey S. Cherry 12. Links between Temperament and Behavior Problems in Early Adolescence, 185 Stephanie Schmitz and Kimberly J. Saudino 13. Using the Social Relations Model to Examine Correlates of Adolescent ITumor: The Role of Temperament and Well-Being, 199 Beth Manke and Coleen Carlson 14. Effects of Prenatal Smoking on 12-Year-Old Children's Cognitive and Behavioral Outcomes, 222 Michelle Ward and Laura A. Baker 15. A Genetic Analysis of Extremes in Externalizing Behavioral Problems and Negative Family Environments, 240 Kirby Deater-Deckard 16. Maternal Reports of Differential Treatment during Early Adolescence: A Longitudinal Study of Genetic Influences and Links to Child Well-Being, 258 Rebecca Hobson, Beth !Clarke, and Shirley McGuire 17. Genetic Influences on Life Events in Middle Childhood and Early Adolescence, 280 Kimberly 7. Saudino, ]ejay R. Gagne, and Madeline Becker 18. The Developmental Trajectory of GenotyPeEnvironment Correlation in Early Adolescence, 295 Erich L. Spotts and ]enae M. Neiderhiser 19. Conclusions, 310 Stephen A. Petrill, Robert Plornin, John C. DeFr•ies, mu! John K. Hewitt Names Index, 317 Subject Index, 325 Contributors Maricela Alarcon, Ph.D. Department of Neurology, University of California at Los Angeles Laura A. Baker Ph.D. Department of Psychology, SGM 501, University of Southern California Madeline Becker Department of Psychology, Boston University E. G. Bishop, Ph.D. Department of Psychology, University of Houston Coleen Carlson, Ph.D. Department of Psychology, University of Houston Stacey S. Cherry, Ph.D. Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford Jeanie Clifford Department of Psychology, University of California, San Diego Robin P. Corley, Ph.D. Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado Kirby Deater-Deckard, Ph.D. Department of Psychology, University of Oregon John C. Delries, Ph.D. Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado Jeff ey R. Gagne Department of Psychology, Boston University Nicholas Giardino, Ph.D. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington John K Hewitt, Ph.D. Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado Rebecca Hobson Department of Psychology, University of Houston Alessand'ra C. ler uolino Social, Genetic, and Developmental Psychiatry Research Centre, London, U.K. Beth Manke, Ph.D. Department of Human Development, California State University at Long Beach Shirley 11.7cGuire, Ph.D. Department of Psychology, University of San Francisco Jenac III. Neider-hisei; Ph.D. Center for Family Research, Department of Psychiatry and

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Some of the most intriguing issues in the study of cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development arise in the debate over nature versus nurture; a debate difficult to resolve because it is difficult to separate the respective contributions of genes and environment to development. The most p
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