Avshalom Caspi
Duke University
591 Papers
4.1K Citations
Avshalom Caspi is an academic researcher from Duke University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 170, co-authored 524 publications. Previous affiliations of Avshalom Caspi include University of Oslo & University of Cambridge.
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Papers
Influence of Life Stress on Depression: Moderation by a Polymorphism in the 5-HTT Gene
Avshalom Caspi,Karen Sugden,Terrie E. Moffitt,Alan Taylor,Ian W. Craig,Hona Lee Harrington,Joseph L. McClay,Jonathan Mill,Judy Martin,Antony W. Braithwaite,Richie Poulton +10 more
TL;DR: Evidence of a gene-by-environment interaction is provided, in which an individual's response to environmental insults is moderated by his or her genetic makeup.
Influence of Life Stress on Depression: Moderation by a Polymorphism in the 5-HTT Gene
Avshalom Caspi,Karen Sugden,Terrie E. Moffitt,Alan Taylor,Ian W. Craig,Hona Lee Harrington,Joseph L. McClay,Jonathan Mill,Judy Martin,Antony W. Braithwaite,Richie Poulton +10 more
- 01 Jan 2005
TL;DR: Evidence of a gene-by-environment interaction is provided, in which an individual's response to environmental insults is moderated by his or her genetic makeup.
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Role of Genotype in the Cycle of Violence in Maltreated Children
Avshalom Caspi,Avshalom Caspi,Joseph L. McClay,Terrie E. Moffitt,Terrie E. Moffitt,Jonathan Mill,Judy Martin,Ian W. Craig,Alan Taylor,Richie Poulton +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a large sample of male children from birth to adulthood was studied to determine why some children who are maltreated grow up to develop antisocial behavior, whereas others do not.
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A gradient of childhood self-control predicts health, wealth, and public safety
Terrie E. Moffitt,Louise Arseneault,Daniel W. Belsky,Nigel Dickson,Robert J. Hancox,HonaLee Harrington,Renate Houts,Richie Poulton,Brent W. Roberts,Stephen A. Ross,Malcolm R. Sears,W. Murray Thomson,Avshalom Caspi +12 more
TL;DR: Following a cohort of 1,000 children from birth to the age of 32 y, it is shown that childhood self-control predicts physical health, substance dependence, personal finances, and criminal offending outcomes, following a gradient of self- control.
Personality development: stability and change.
TL;DR: This review examines research about the structure of personality in childhood and in adulthood, with special attention to possible developmental changes in the lower-order components of broad traits.