BUTP Publications

Liu, C.,  Zheng, Y., Ganiban, J.M., & Saudino, K.J. (in Press). Genetic and Environmental Influences on Temperament Development across the Preschool Period. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.

Perlstein, S., Waller, R., Wagner, N., & Saudino, K.J. (2022). Low Social Affiliation Predicts Increases in Callous-Unemotional Behaviors in Early Childhood. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 63, 109-117.

Koenig, A., Arunachalam, S., Saudino, K.J.  (2020). Lexical processing of nouns and verbs at 36 months of age predicts concurrent and later vocabulary and school readiness. Journal of Cognition and Development.

Jelenkovic, A., Sund, R., Yokoyama, Y., Latvala, A., Sugawara, M., Tanaka, M., … Silventoinen, K. (2020). Genetic and environmental influences on human height from infancy through adulthood at different levels of parental education. Scientific Reports, 10, 7974.

Gagne, J.R., Ashershon, P. & Saudino, K.J. (2020). A Twin Study of Inhibitory Control at Age Two and ADHD Behavior Problems at Age Three. Behavior Genetics, 50, 289-300.

Wagner, N. J., Waller, R., Flom, M., Ronford, S., Fenstermacher, S. & Saudino, K. J. (2020). Less imitation of arbitrary actions is a specific developmental precursor to callous-unemotional traits in early childhood. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 61,818-825.

Waller, R., Wagner, N. J., Flom, M., Ganiban, J. & Saudino, K. J. (2019).  Fearlessness and Low Social Affiliation as Unique Developmental Precursors of Callous-Unemotional Behaviors in Preschoolers. Psychological Medicine, 1-9.

Saudino, K. J. & Ganiban, J. M. (2019). The Boston University Twin Project (BUTP) II. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 22, 691-694.

Silventoinen, K., Jelenkovic, A., Yokoyama, Y., Sund, R., Sugawara, M., Tanaka, M.… Kaprio, J. (in press). The CODATwins Project: the current status and recent findings of COllaborative project of Development of Anthropometrical measures in Twins. Twin Research and Human Genetics.

Silventoinen, K., Jelenkovic, A., Latvala, A., Yokoyama, Y., Sund, R., Sugawara, M., .… Kaprio, J. (2019). Parental education and genetics of body mass index from infancy to old age: a pooled analysis of 29 twin cohorts. Obesity. 27, 855-865.

Flom, M., White, D., Ganiban, J. M., & Saudino, K. J. (2020). Longitudinal Links Between Callous-Unemotional Behaviors and Parenting in Early Childhood: A Genetically-Informed Design. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Micalizzi, L., Brick, L.A., Flom, M., Ganiban, J. M., & Saudino, K. J. (2019). Effects of socioeconomic status and executive function on school readiness across levels of household chaos. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 47, 331-340.

Flom, M., Wang, M., Uccello, K. & Saudino, K. J. (2018). Parent- and Observer-Rated Positive Affect in Early Childhood: Genetic Overlap and Environmental Specificity. Behavior Genetics, 48, 432-439.

Yokoyama, Y., Jelenkovic, A., Hur, Y-M., Sund, R., Fagnani, C., Stazi, M.,…Silventoinen, K. (2018). Genetic and environmental factors affecting birth size variation: a pooled individual-based analysis of secular trends and global geographical differences using 26 twin cohorts. International Journal of Epidemiology, 47, 1195-1206.

Jelenkovic, A., Yokoyama, Y., Sund, R., Hur, Y-M., Harris, J. R., Brandt, I., … Silventoinen, K. (2018). Associations between birth size and later height from infancy through adulthood: An individual based pooled analysis of 28 twin cohorts participating in the CODATwins project. Early Human Development, 120, 53-60.

Saudino, K. J., Wang, M., Flom, M. & Asherson, P. A. (2018). Genetic and Environmental Links Between Motor Activity Level and Attention Problems in Early Childhood. Developmental Science, 21, e12630.

Flom, M. & Saudino, K. J. (2018). Do Genetic Factors Explain the Links Between Callous-Unemotional, Attention Hyperactivity and Oppositional Defiant Problems in Toddlers? Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 46,1217-1228. doi: 10.1007/s10802-017-0361-y.

Silventoinen, K., Jelenkovic, A., Latvala, A., Sund, R., Yokoyama, Y., Ullemar, V., … Kaprio, J. (2017). Education in twins and their parents across birth cohorts over 100 years: an individual-level pooled analysis of 42 twin cohorts. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 5, 395-405.

Frazier-Wood, A. & Saudino, K. J. (2017). Activity level in the lab: overlap with shyness indicates it is more than pure motoric activity. Developmental Psychology, 5, 1611-1619.

Jelenkovic, A., Yokoyama, Y., Sund, R., Pietiläinen, K. H.,  Hur, Y., Willemsen, G., …  Silventoinen, K. (2017). Association between birthweight and later body mass index: an individual-based pooled analysis of 27 twin cohorts participating in the CODATwins project. International Journal of Epidemiology

Flom, M., Cohen, M. & Saudino, K. J. (2017). Tipping Points? Curvilinear Associations Between Activity Level and Mental Development in Toddlers. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 58, 564–572.

Canfield, C., Edelson, L., & Saudino, K. J. (2017). Genetic and Environmental Links between Natural Language Use and Cognitive Ability in Toddlers. Child Development, 88, 573–583.

Micalizzi, L. M., Wang, M. & Saudino, K. J. (2017). Difficult Temperament and Negative Parenting in Early Childhood: A Genetically Informed Cross-Lagged Analysis. Developmental Science, 20, e12355..

Flom, M. & Saudino, K. J. (2017). Callous-Unemotional Behaviors in Early Childhood: Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Stability and Change. Development and Psychopathology, 29, 1227-1234.

Jelenkovic, A., Sund, R., Hur, Y., Yokoyama, Y., Hjelmborg, J., Möller, S., … Silventoinen, K. (2016). Genetic and environmental influences on height from infancy to early adulthood: An individual-based pooled analysis of 45 twin cohorts. Scientific Reports, 6, Article number: 28496.

Silventoinen, K., Jelenkovic, A., Sund, R., Hur, Y., Yokoyama, Y., Honda, C.,… Kaprio, J. (2016). Genetic and environmental effects on body mass index from infancy to the onset of adulthood: an individual-based pooled analysis of 45 twin cohorts participating in the CODATwins study. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 104, 371-379.

Fenstermacher, S. K., & Saudino, K. J. (2016). Exploring Links Among Imitation, Mental Development, and Temperament. Infancy, 21, 536-559. Published online February 29, 2016.

Schroeder K.B., Asherson, P., Blake, P.R., Fenstermacher, S., & Saudino, K. J. (2016). Beyond sensitivity to the social environment: the serotonin transporter gene, imitation, and the human capacity for cumulative culture. Biology Letters, 12(4).

Gagne, J. R., & Saudino, K. J. (2016). The development of inhibitory control in early childhood: A twin study from 2-3 years. Developmental Psychology, 52, 391-399.

Micalizzi, L. M., Ronald, A. & Saudino, K. J. (2016). A Genetically Informed Cross-lagged Analysis of Autistic-Like Traits and Affective Problems in Early Childhood. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 44, 937-947.

Yokoyama, Y., Jelenkovic, A., Sund, R., Sung, J., Hopper, J.L., Ooki, S., … Silventoinen, K. (2016). Twin’s birth-order differences in height and body mass index from birth to old age: a pooled study of 26 twin cohorts participated in the CODATwins project. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 19, 112-124.

Jelenkovic, A., Yokoyama, Y., Sund, R., Honda, C., Bogl, L.H., Aaltonen, S., … Silventoinen, K. (2015). Zygosity differences in height and body mass index of twins from infancy to old age: A study of the CODATwins project. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 18 (5), 557-570.

Silventoinen, K., Jelenkovic, A., Sund, R., Honda, C., Aaltonen, S., Yokoyama, Y., …Kaprio, J. (2015). The CODATwins Project: The Cohort Description of Collaborative Project of Development of Anthropometrical Measures in Twins to Study Macro-Environmental Variation in Genetic and Environmental Effects on Anthropometric Traits. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 18, 348-60.

Wang, M. & Saudino, K.J. (2015). Positive Affect: Phenotypic and Etiologic Associations with Prosocial Behaviors and Internalizing Problems in Toddlers. Frontiers in Psychology (Personality and Social Psychology), 6.

Wang, M. & Saudino, K. J. (2013). Genetic and Environmental Influences on Individual Differences in Emotion Regulation and Its Relation to Working Memory in Toddlerhood. Emotion, 13, 1055-1067.

Saudino, K. J. & Asherson, P. (2013). The Boston University Twin Project (BUTP). Twin Research and Human Genetics, 16, 449-450.

Wang, M. & Saudino (2012). Genetic and environmental contributions to stability and change of sleep problems in toddlerhood. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 37, 697-706.

Saudino, K. J. (2012). Sources of continuity and change in activity level in early childhood. Child Development, 83, 266-281.

Gagne, J. R., Saudino, K. J. & Asherson, P. (2011). The genetic etiology of inhibitory control and behavior problems at 24 months of age. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 52, 1155-1163

Ilott, N., Saudino, K. J. & Asherson, P. (2010). Genetic influences on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder symptoms from age 2 to 3: A quantitative and molecular genetic investigation. BioMedCentral Psychiatry.

Ilott, N., Saudino, K. J., Wood, A. & Asherson, P. (2010). A genetic study of adhd and activity level in infancy. Genes, Brain and Behavior, 9, 296–304.

Gagne, J. R. & Saudino, K. J. (2010). Wait for it! A twin study of inhibitory control in early childhood. Behavior Genetics, 40, 327-337.

Ronald, A., Edelson, L., Asherson, P. & Saudino, K. J. (2010). Exploring the relationship between autistic-like traits and ADHD behaviors in early childhood: Findings from a community twin study of 2-year-olds. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 38, 185-196

Edelson, L. & Saudino, K. J. (2009). Genetic and Environmental Influences on Autistic-Like Behaviors in 2-year-old Twins. Behavior Genetics, 39, 255-264.

Saudino, K. J. (2009). Do different measures tap the same genetic influences? A multi-method study of activity level in young twins. Developmental Science, 12, 626–633.

Saudino, K. J. & Zapfe, J. A. (2008). Genetic influences on activity level in early childhood:  Do situations matter?  Child Development, 79, 930-943.

Fenstermacher, S. & Saudino, K. J. (2007). Toddler See, Toddler Do?  Genetic and Environmental Influences on Laboratory-Assessed Elicited Imitation. Behavior Genetics, 37, 639-647.