TY - JOUR
T1 - Differential susceptibility experiments
T2 - Going beyond correlational evidence: Comment on beyond mental health, differential susceptibility articles
AU - van IJzendoorn, Marinus H.
AU - Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marian J.
PY - 2012/5/1
Y1 - 2012/5/1
N2 - Reviewing the studies on differential susceptibility presented in this section, we argue that the time is ripe to go beyond correlational designs to differential susceptibility experiments. In such experiments, randomization prevents hidden moderator effects on the environment and guarantees the independence of moderator and outcome, while the environment is manipulated and assessed in standard ways. Correlational studies generate a priori expectations about crucial moderators (e.g., temperament, biological sensitivity, and genetics). We discuss the differential susceptibility experiments available up until now and conclude that these experiments are feasible and contribute in unique ways to our conceptions of differential susceptibility.
AB - Reviewing the studies on differential susceptibility presented in this section, we argue that the time is ripe to go beyond correlational designs to differential susceptibility experiments. In such experiments, randomization prevents hidden moderator effects on the environment and guarantees the independence of moderator and outcome, while the environment is manipulated and assessed in standard ways. Correlational studies generate a priori expectations about crucial moderators (e.g., temperament, biological sensitivity, and genetics). We discuss the differential susceptibility experiments available up until now and conclude that these experiments are feasible and contribute in unique ways to our conceptions of differential susceptibility.
KW - Biological sensitivity
KW - Differential susceptibility
KW - G × E experiments
KW - Intervention
KW - Temperamental reactivity
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U2 - 10.1037/a0027536
DO - 10.1037/a0027536
M3 - Article
C2 - 22545852
AN - SCOPUS:84865654617
VL - 48
SP - 769
EP - 774
JO - Developmental Psychology
JF - Developmental Psychology
SN - 0012-1649
IS - 3
ER -