%0 Journal Article
%T The Effect of MAOA and Stress Sensitivity on Crime and Delinquency: A Replication Study
%A Christa C. Christ
%A Jonathan R. Brauer
%A Joseph A. Schwartz
%A Jukka Savolainen
%A Scott F. Stoltenberg
%J Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice
%@ 1552-5406
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1043986218770001
%X Across several meta-analyses, MAOA-uVNTR genotype has been associated with an increased risk for antisocial behavior among males who experienced early life adversity. Subsequently, early life stress and genetic susceptibility may have long-term effects on stress sensitivity later in life. In support of this assumption, a recent study found evidence, in two independent samples, for a three-way interaction effect (cG กม E กม E) such that proximate stress was found to moderate the interactive effect of MAOA-uVNTR and distal stress on crime and delinquency among males. In light of recent developments in cG กม E research, we attempted to replicate these findings in an independent sample of university students. Our results failed to support any cG กม E or cG กม E กม E effects reported in the original study. Implications of a failed replication and general concerns for future cG กม E research are discussed
%K monoamine oxidase A gene
%K antisocial
%K distal stress
%K proximate stress
%K childhood maltreatment
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1043986218770001