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SUBMITTER: Janecka M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5409803 | biostudies-other | 2017 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Janecka Magdalena M Haworth Claire M A CMA Ronald Angelica A Krapohl Eva E Happé Francesca F Mill Jonathan J Schalkwyk Leonard C LC Fernandes Cathy C Reichenberg Abraham A Rijsdijk Frühling F
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 20170306 5
<h4>Objective</h4>Advanced paternal age (APA) at conception has been linked with autism and schizophrenia in offspring, neurodevelopmental disorders that affect social functioning. The current study explored the effects of paternal age on social development in the general population.<h4>Method</h4>We used multilevel growth modeling to investigate APA effects on socioemotional development from early childhood until adolescence, as measured by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) in ...[more]