This review offers an update on research conducted with FinnTwin12 (FT12), the youngest
of the three Finnish Twin Cohorts. FT12 was designed as a two-stage study. In the first stage …

Externalizing problems generally refer to a constellation of behaviors and/or disorders
characterized by impulsive action and behavioral disinhibition. Phenotypes on the …

As psychiatric genetics enters an era where gene identification is finally yielding robust,
replicable genetic associations and polygenic risk scores, it is important to consider next …

Childhood socioeconomic status (SES) is an important aspect of early life environment
associated with later life health/health behaviors, including alcohol misuse. However …

Abstract Background and Aims Previous twin research suggests relationship status can
moderate underlying genetic liability towards alcohol misuse. This paper examined:(1) …

Research has shown that adolescents' substance use behavior is determined not only by
individual characteristics but also by peer environments, and an emerging literature in social …

Genetic predispositions play an important role in alcohol use. Understanding the
psychosocial mechanisms through which genetic risk unfolds to influence alcohol use …

Alcohol use is influenced by genetic and environmental factors. We examined the interactive
effects between genome-wide polygenic risk scores for alcohol use (alc-PRS) and social …

Background Effects of a family history of alcoholism may be moderated by area-level social
control factors. We examine whether increased neighborhood alcohol availability (low social …

Low perceived distress tolerance (DT), a trait-like individual difference factor reflecting one's
perceived ability to withstand aversive affective states, has been linked with current …