Methylation and Internalizing Problem Behaviors in Adolescence: Examining Associations Across Multilpe Levels of Analysis KU Leuven
School Psychology and Development in Context, Clinical Psychology, Parenting and Special Education, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Kulak Kortrijk Campus, Mind-body Research
The project attempts to draw a comprehensive picture of the role of DNA methylation in the emergence of two types of internalizing problems in adolescence (i.e., depressive symptoms and loneliness). A three-year longitudinal study, conducted on a large sample (N = 1,000), will examine prospective effects of methylation in a number of genes related to the stress response system on the development of these internalizing problems, correlated change ...