Family-based program helps youth avoid risky behavior -- even those who may be genetically prone to it
Thursday, May 14, 2009 - 23:49
in Psychology & Sociology
Children's behavior is determined, in part, by their genes and by the settings in which they develop. A new longitudinal study describes how a family-based prevention program helped rural African American teens avoid engaging in risky behaviors, even if some of them may have had a genetic risk to do so.