Brendgen et al (2005) Flashcards
1
Q
What were the three key aims?
A
- To see if social aggression could be caused by genes or the environment.
- To see if social aggression shared the same cause as physical aggression.
To see if one type of aggression leads to another type.
2
Q
What was the sample like?
A
- At the start of the study, 322 pairs of twins were tested but complete data at all stages were only gathered on 234 twin pairs
- 44 pairs were MZ males, 50 pairs were Mz females, 41 DZ males, 32 Dz females and 67 pairs were mixed sex Dz twins.
- Quebec Newborn Twin study
- Obtained written consent from parents.
3
Q
What languages did they speak?
A
Some schools were English speaking, some were French speaking, so they surveys had to be translated and the researchers had to speak both languages.
