Kathryn Paige Harden
Associate Professor — Ph.D., University of Virginia

Contact
- E-mail: harden@utexas.edu
- Phone: (512) 471-1124
- Office: SEA 3.246
- Campus Mail Code: A8000
Interests
Behavioral genetics, sociogenomics, cognitive development, adolescent development, externalizing psychopathology
Biography
Dr. Harden plans to accept a new graduate student for Fall 2019.
Paige Harden is a tenured professor in the Department of Psychology at UT, where she leads the Developmental Behavior Genetics lab and co-directs the Texas Twin Project. Dr. Harden received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Virginia and completed her clinical internship at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School before moving to Austin in 2009. She has published over 100 scientific articles on genetic influences on complex human behavior, including child cognitive development, academic achievement, risk-taking, mental health, sexual activity, and childbearing. Her research has been featured in popular media outlets such as the New York Times, Washington Post, The Atlantic, and Huffington Post. In 2017, she was honored with a prestigious national award from the American Psychological Association for her distinguished scientific contributions to the study of genetics and human individual differences. Dr. Harden teaches Introduction to Psychology in a synchronous massive online class format, with over 2000 undergraduate students per year. She is currently writing a book on genetics and social inequality, to be published by Princeton University Press.
Developmental Behavior Genetics Lab
Selected Representative Publications (See lab page for full list)
*Current or former graduate student advisee
Koellinger, P.D., & Harden, K.P. (2018). Using nature to understand nurture. Science, 359, 386-387.
Harden, K.P., *Mann, F.D., *Grotzinger, A.D., *Patterson, M.W., Steinberg, L., Tackett, J.L., & Tucker-Drob, E.M. (2017). Developmental differences in reward sensitivity and sensation seeking in adolescence: Testing sex-specific associations with gonadal hormones and pubertal development. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000172
Harden, K.P., *Kretsch, N., *Mann, F.D., Herzhoff, K., Tackett, J.L., Steinberg, L., & Tucker-Drob, E.M. (2017). Beyond dual systems: A genetically-informed, latent factor model of behavioral and self-report measures related to adolescent risk-taking. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 25, 221-234.
Tucker-Drob, E.M., Briley, D.A., *Engelhardt, L.E., *Mann, F.D., & Harden, K.P. (2016). Genetically-mediated associations between measures of childhood character and academic achievement. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 111, 790-815.
Harden, K.P., *Patterson, M.W., *Briley, D.A., *Engelhardt, L.E., *Kretsch, N., *Mann, F.D., Tackett, J.L., & Tucker-Drob, E.M. (2015). Developmental changes in genetic and environmental influences on rule-breaking and aggression: age and pubertal development. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 56, 1370-1379.
Harden, K.P. (2014). A sex-positive framework for research on adolescent sexual development. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 9, 455-469.
Harden, K.P. (2014). Genetic influences on adolescent sexual behavior: Why genes matter for environmentally-oriented researchers. Psychological Bulletin, 140, 434-465.
Harden, K.P., *Quinn, P.D., & Tucker-Drob, E.M. (2012). Genetically influenced change in sensation seeking drives the rise of delinquent behavior during adolescence. Developmental Science, 15, 150-163.
Courses
PSY 301 • Introduction To Psychology
41835 • Spring 2020
Meets TTH 3:30PM-5:00PM
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PSY 301 • Introduction To Psychology
42400 • Spring 2019
Meets TTH 3:30PM-5:00PM
Two-way Interactive Video
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PSY 301 • Introduction To Psychology
42682 • Fall 2018
Meets TTH 3:30PM-5:00PM
Two-way Interactive Video
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PSY 301 • Introduction To Psychology
42684 • Fall 2018
Meets TTH 1:00PM-2:30PM SEA 2.114
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PSY 301 • Introduction To Psychology
42600 • Spring 2018
Meets TTH 3:30PM-5:00PM
Two-way Interactive Video
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PSY 301 • Introduction To Psychology
43030 • Fall 2017
Meets TTH 3:30PM-5:00PM
Two-way Interactive Video
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PSY 301 • Introduction To Psychology
43085-43095 • Spring 2017
Meets TTH 3:30PM-5:00PM
Two-way Interactive Video
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T C 302 • Adolescence: Self And Society
42900 • Spring 2017
Meets TTH 8:00AM-9:30AM CLA 0.108
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PSY 301 • Introduction To Psychology
42983 • Fall 2016
Meets TTH 3:30PM-5:00PM
Two-way Interactive Video
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PSY 396 • Advanced Behavior Pathology
43995 • Fall 2014
Meets F 9:00AM-12:00PM SEA 3.250
PSY 352 • Abnormal Psychology
44095 • Spring 2014
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM NOA 1.126
PSY 396 • Advanced Behavior Pathology
44030 • Fall 2013
Meets W 9:00AM-12:00PM SEA 4.242
PSY 394Q • Developmental Behav Genetics
43610 • Spring 2013
Meets F 8:00AM-11:00AM SEA 4.110
PSY 396 • Advanced Behavior Pathology
43710 • Spring 2013
Meets W 9:00AM-12:00PM SEA 3.250
PSY 301 • Introduction To Psychology
43090 • Spring 2012
Meets TTH 9:30AM-11:00AM BUR 106
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PSY 396 • Advanced Behavior Pathology
43460 • Fall 2011
Meets W 9:00AM-12:00PM SEA 4.242
PSY 352 • Abnormal Psychology
43800 • Spring 2011
Meets MWF 9:00AM-10:00AM NOA 1.124
PSY 396 • Advanced Behavior Pathology
43415 • Fall 2010
Meets W 9:00AM-12:00PM SEA 4.242
PSY 352 • Abnormal Psychology
43960 • Spring 2010
Meets MWF 9:00AM-10:00AM NOA 1.124
PSY 396 • Advanced Behavior Pathology
44385 • Fall 2009
Meets W 9:00AM-12:00PM SEA 4.242
Publications
2018 and Forthcoming (please contact me for copies)
*Graduate student, undergraduate student, or post-doctoral advisee
Grotzinger, A. D., Rhemtulla, M., de Vlaming, R., Ritchie, S. J., Mallard, T. T., Hill, W. D., … & Harden, K. P., Nivard, M., & Tucker-Drob, E.M. (2018). Genomic SEM provides insights into the multivariate genetic architecture of complex traits. bioRxiv.
Engelhardt, L.E., Harden, K.P., Tucker-Drob, E.M., & Church, J.A. (2018). The neural architecture of executive function is established by middle childhood. bioRxiv.
Mallard, T.T., Harden, K.P., & Fromme, K. (2018). Genetic risk for schizophrenia influences substance use in emerging adulthood: An event-level polygenic prediction model. bioRxiv.
Koellinger, P.D., & Harden, K.P. (2018). Using nature to understand nurture. Science, 359, 386-387.
*Grotzinger, A.D., Briley, D.A., Englehardt, L.E., Mann, F.D., Patterson, M.W., Tackett, J.L., Tucker-Drob, E.M., & Harden, K.P. (2018). Genetic and environmental influences on pubertal hormones in human hair across development. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 90, 76-84.
*Grotzinger, A.D., *Mann, F.D., *Patterson, M.W., Tackett, J.L., Tucker-Drob, E.M., & Harden, K.P. (in press). Hair and salivary testosterone, hair cortisol, and externalizing behaviors in adolescents. Psychological Science.
Mõttus, R., Briley, D.A., Mann, F.D., Tackett, J.L., Harden, K.P., & Tucker-Drob, E.M. (in press). Kids becoming less alike: A behavioral genetic decomposition of developmental increases in personality variance from childhood to adolescence. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
*Mann, F.D., Tackett, J.L., Tucker-Drob, E.M., & Harden, K.P. (2018). Callous-unemotional traits moderate genetic and environmental influences on rule-breaking and aggression: Evidence for gene × trait interaction. Clinical Psychological Science, , 123-133. [PDF]
*Mann, F.D., *Paul, S., Tackett, J.L., Tucker-Drob, E.M., & Harden, K.P. (2018). Personality risk for antisocial behavior: Testing the intersections between callous-unemotional traits, sensation seeking, and impulse control in adolescence. Development and Psychopathology, 30, 267-282. [PDF]
2017
Externalizing Behaviors
Harden, K.P., *Mann, F.D., *Grotzinger, A.D., *Patterson, M.W., Steinberg, L., Tackett, J.L., & Tucker-Drob, E.M. (2017). Developmental differences in reward sensitivity and sensation seeking in adolescence: Testing sex-specific associations with gonadal hormones and pubertal development. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000172
*Patterson, M.W., *Cheung, A.K., *Mann, F.D., Tucker-Drob, E.M., & Harden, K.P. (2017). Multivariate analysis of genetic and environmental influences on parenting in adolescence. Journal of Family Psychology, 31(5), 532-541.
Harden, K.P., *Kretsch, N., *Mann, F.D., Herzhoff, K., Tackett, J.L., Steinberg, L., & Tucker-Drob, E.M. (2017). Beyond dual systems: A genetically-informed, latent factor model of behavioral and self-report measures related to adolescent risk-taking. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 25, 221-234.
*Mann, F.D., *Engelhardt, L.E., Briley, D.A., *Grotzinger, A.D., *Patterson, M.W., Tackett, J.L., Statham, D.J., Heath, A., Lynskey, M.T., Slutske, W.G., Martin, N.G., Tucker-Drob, E.M., Harden, K.P. (2017). Sensation seeking and impulsive traits as personality endophenotypes for antisocial behavior: Evidence from two independent samples. Personality and Individual Differences, 105, 30-39. [PDF]
Yan, N., Benner, A., Tucker-Drob, E.M., & Harden, K.P. (2017). Mothers’ early depressive symptoms and preschoolers’ behavioral problems: The moderating role of genetic influences. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 48, 434-443. [PDF]
Hormones, Puberty, Sex, and Fertility
*Grotzinger, A.D., *Mann, F.D., *Patterson, M.W., Herzhoff, K., Tackett, J.L, Tucker-Drob, E.M., & Harden, K.P. (2017). Twin models of environmental and genetic influences on pubertal development, salivary testosterone and estradiol in adolescence. Clinical Endocrinology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/cen.13522 [PDF]
Eastwick, P.W., Harden, K.P., Shukusky, J.A., Morgan, T.A., & Joel, S. (2017). Consistency and inconsistency among romantic partners over time. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 112, 838-859. [PDF]
Suleiman, A.B., Galvan, A., Harden, K.P., & Dahl, R.E. (2017). Becoming a sexual being: The “elephant in the room” of adolescent brain development. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 25, 209-220.
Tucker-Drob, E.M., *Grotzinger, A., Briley, D.A., *Engelhardt, L.E., *Mann, F.D., … Harden, K.P. (2017). Genetic influences on hormonal markers of chronic HPA function in human hair. Psychological Medicine, 47, 1389-1401.
*Ashenhurst, J.R., Wilhite, E.R., Harden, K.P., & Fromme, K. (2017). Number of sexual partners and relationship status are associated with unprotected sex across emerging adulthood. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 46, 419-432. [PDF]
Cognitive Abilities
Engelhardt, L.E., Roe, M. A., Juranek, J., DeMaster, D., Harden, K. P., Tucker-Drob, E. M., & Church, J. A. (2017). Children’s head motion during fMRI tasks is heritable and stable over time. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 25, 58-68.
2016
Externalizing Behaviors
*Ashenhurst, J.R., Harden, K.P. , Corbin, W.R., & Fromme, K. (2016). Alcohol-related genes show an enrichment of associations with a persistent externalizing factor. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 125, 933-945. [PDF]
*Mann, F.D., *Patterson, M.W, *Grotzinger, A., *Kretsch, N., Tackett, J.L., Tucker-Drob, E.M., & Harden, K.P. (2016). Sensation seeking, peer deviance, and genetic influences on adolescent delinquency: Evidence for person-environment correlation and interaction. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 125, 679-691. [PDF]
Shulman, E., Harden, K.P., Chein, J. & Steinberg, L. (2016). The development of impulse control and sensation seeking in adolescence: Independent or interdependent processes. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 26, 37-44. [PDF]
Hormones, Puberty, Sex, and Fertility
Harden, K.P., Wrzus, C., Luong, G., *Grotzinger, A., Bajbouj, M., Rauers, A., Wagner, G.G., & Riediger, M. (2016). Diurnal coupling between testosterone and cortisol from adolescence to older adulthood. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 73, 79-90. [PDF]
Suleiman, A.B., & Harden, K.P. (2016). The importance of sexual and romantic development in understanding the developmental neuroscience of adolescence. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 17, 145-147. [PDF]
*Kretsch, N., Mendle, J., Cance, J.D., & Harden, K.P. (2016). Peer group similarity in perceptions of pubertal timing. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 45, 1696-1710. [PDF]
Mendle, J., Moore, S.R., *Briley, D.A. & Harden, K.P. (2016). Puberty, socioeconomic status, and depression in girls: Evidence for gene × environment interactions. Clinical Psychological Science, 4, 3-16. [PDF]
*Kretsch, N., Mendle, J., Harden, K.P. (2016). A twin study of objective and subjective pubertal timing and peer influence on adolescent risk-taking. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 26, 45-59. [PDF]
Silventoinen, K., et al. [consortium]. (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. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 104,371-379.
Cognitive Abilities
*Engelhardt, L.E, *Mann, F.D., Briley, D.A., Church, J.A., Harden, K.P. , & Tucker-Drob, E.M. (2016). Strong genetic overlap between executive functions and intelligence. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 145, 1141-1159. [PDF]
Tucker-Drob, E.M., Briley, D.A., *Engelhardt, L.E., *Mann, F.D., & Harden, K.P. (2016). Genetically-mediated associations between measures of childhood character and academic achievement. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 111, 790-815. [PDF]
*Cheung, A.K., Harden, K.P., & Tucker-Drob, E.M. (2016). Multivariate behavioral genetic analysis of parenting in early childhood. Parenting: Science and Practice, 16, 257-283.
2015
Externalizing Behaviors
*Ashenhurst, J.R., Harden, K.P., Corbin, W.R., Fromme, K. (2015). Trajectories of binge drinking and personality change across emerging adulthood. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 29, 978-991. [PDF]
Harden, K.P., & *Mann, F.D. (2015). Biological risk for the development of adolescent externalizing: Integrating insights from behavioral genetics and neuroscience. Child Development Perspectives, 9, 211-216. [PDF]
Harden, K.P., *Patterson, M.W., *Briley, D.A., *Engelhardt, L.E., *Kretsch, N., *Mann, F.D., Tackett, J.L., & Tucker-Drob, E.M. (2015). Developmental changes in genetic and environmental influences on rule-breaking and aggression: age and pubertal development. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 56, 1370-1379. [PDF]
*Mann, F.D., *Briley, D.A., Tucker-Drob, E.M., & Harden, K.P. (2015). A behavioral genetic analysis of callous-unemotional traits and Big Five personality in adolescence. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 124, 982-993. [PDF]
*Mann, F.D., *Kretsch, N., Tackett, J.L., Harden, K.P., & Tucker-Drob, E.M. (2015). Person × environment interactions on adolescent delinquency: Sensation seeking, peer deviance and parental monitoring. Personality and Individual Differences, 76, 129-134. [PDF]
Shulman, E., Harden, K.P., Chein, J., & Steinberg, L. (2015). Sex differences in the developmental trajectories of impulse control and sensation-seeking from early adolescence to early adulthood. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 44, 1-17. [PDF]
Hormones, Puberty, Sex, and Fertility
Harden, K.P., & Klump, K.L. (2015). Introduction to the Special Issue on Gene-Hormone Interplay. Behavior Genetics, 45, 263-267. [PDF]
Tackett, J.L., Reardon, K.W., Herzhoff, K., Page-Gould, E., Harden, K.P., & Josephs, R.A. (2015). Estradiol and cortisol interactions in youth externalizing psychopathology. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 55, 146-153. [PDF]
*Briley, D. A., Harden, K. P., & Tucker-Drob, E. M. (2015). Genotype × cohort interaction on completed fertility and age at first birth. Behavior Genetics, 45, 71-83. [PDF]
Cognitive Abilities
*Cheung, A. K., Harden, K. P., & Tucker-Drob, E. M. (2015). From specialist to generalist: Developmental transformations in the genetic structure of early child abilities. Developmental Psychobiology. [PDF]
*Engelhardt, L.E., *Briley, D.A., *Mann, F.D., Harden, K.P., & Tucker-Drob, E.M. (in press). Genes unite executive functions in childhood. Psychological Science. (PDF)
Methods
*Briley, D.A., Harden, K.P., Bates, T.C., & Tucker-Drob, E.M. (2015). Nonparametric estimates of gene x environment interaction using local structural equation modeling. Behavior Genetics, 45, 581-596. [PDF]
Other Papers in Behavioral Genetics
Silventoinen, K., et al. [consortium]. (2015). The CODAtwins project: the cohort description of Collaborative Project of Development of Anthropological Measures in Twins to study macro-environmental variation in genetic and environmental effects on anthropomorphic traits. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 18, 348-360.
Jelenkovic, A., et al. [consortium]. (2015). Zygosity 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, 557-570.
2014
Externalizing Behaviors
Benner, A.D, Kretsch, N.*, Harden, K.P., & Crosnoe, R. (2014). Genetic influences on the link between academic achievement and alcohol use in adolescence. Developmental Psychology, 50, 1170-1178. [PDF]
Kretsch, N.* & Harden, K.P. (2014). Marriage, divorce, and alcohol use in young adulthood: A longitudinal sibling-comparison study. Emerging Adulthood, 2, 138-149. [PDF]
Cheung, A.*, Harden, K.P. & Tucker-Drob, E.M. (2014). Gene × environment interactions in early externalizing behaviors: Parental emotional support and socioeconomic context as moderators of genetic influences? Behavior Genetics, 44, 468-486. [PDF]
Hormones, Puberty, Sex, and Fertility
Harden, K.P (2014). A sex-positive framework for research on adolescent sexuality. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 9, 455-469. [PDF]
Harden, K.P., *Kretsch, N., Moore, S.R., & Mendle, J. (2014). Hormonal influences on risk for disordered eating during puberty and adolescence. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 47, 718-726. [PDF]
Tackett, J.L., Herzhoff, K., Harden, K.P., Page-Gould, E., & Josephs, R.A. (2014). Personality × hormone interactions in adolescent externalizing psychopathology. Personality Disorders: Theory, Treatment, & Research, 5, 235-246. [PDF]
Harden, K.P., Kretsch, N.*, Tackett, J.L, & Tucker-Drob, E.M. (2014). Genetic and environmental influences on testosterone in adolescents: Evidence for sex differences. Developmental Psychobiology, 56, 1278-1289. [PDF]
Moore, S.*, Harden, K.P., & Mendle, J. (2014). Pubertal timing and adolescent sexual behavior in girls. Developmental Psychology, 50, 1734-1745. [PDF]
Kretsch, N.*, & Harden, K.P. (2014). Pubertal development and peer influence on risky decision-making. Journal of Early Adolescence, 34, 339-359. [PDF]
Harden, K.P. (2014). Genetic influences on adolescent sexual behavior: Why genes matter for environmentally-oriented researchers. Psychological Bulletin, 140, 434-465. [PDF]
Carlson, M.D.*, Mendle, J., & Harden, K.P. (2014). Early adverse environments and genetic influences on age at first sexual intercourse: Evidence for gene-environment interaction. Developmental Psychology, 50, 1532-1542. [PDF]
Tackett, J., Kushner, S. C., Josephs, R. A., Harden, K. P., Page-Gould, E., & Tucker-Drob, E. M. (2014). Cortisol reactivity and recovery in the context of adolescent personality disorder. Journal of Personality Disorders, 28, 25-39. [PDF]
Cognitive Abilities
*Briley, D.A., Harden, K.P., & Tucker-Drob, E.M. (2014). Child characteristics and parental educational expectations: Evidence for transmission with transaction. Developmental Psychology, 50, 2614-2632. [PDF]
Methods
Turkheimer, E., & Harden, K.P. (2014). Behavior genetic research methods: Testing quasi-causal hypotheses using multivariate twin data. In H.T. Reis & C.M. Judd (Eds.), Handbook of Research Methods in Social and Personality Psychology. 2nd Edition. Cambridge University Press. [PDF]
Other Papers in Behavioral Genetics
Watson, N.F., Harden, K.P., Buchwald, D., Vitiello, M.V., Pack, A.I., Strachan, E., & Goldberg, J. (2014). Sleep duration and depressive symptoms: A gene-environment interaction. Sleep, 37, 351-358. [PDF]
2013
Externalizing Behaviors
Quinn, P.D.*, & Harden, K.P. (2013). Behind the wheel and on the map: Genetic and environmental associations between drunk driving and other externalizing behaviors. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 122, 1166-1178. [PDF]
Buck, K.A.*, Kretsch, N.*, & Harden, K.P. (2013). Positive attentional bias, attachment style, and susceptibility to peer influence: Results from a pilot investigation. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 23, 605-613. [PDF]
Quinn, P.D.* & Harden, K.P. (2013). Differential changes in impulsivity and sensation seeking and the escalation of substance use from adolescence to early adulthood. Development and Psychopathology, 25,223 – 239. [PDF]
Tucker-Drob, E.M., & Harden, K.P. (2013). Gene-by-preschool interaction on the development of early externalizing problems. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 54, 77-85. [PDF]
Hormones, Puberty, Sex, and Fertility
Mendle, J., Ferrero, J.*, Moore, S.,* & Harden, K.P. (2013). Depression and adolescent sexual activity in romantic and non-romantic relational contexts: A genetically-informative sibling comparison. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 122, 51-63. [PDF]
Cognitive Abilities
Tucker-Drob, E.M., Briley, D.*, & Harden, K.P. (2013). Genetic and environmental influences on cognition across development and context. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 22, 349-355. [PDF].
Methods
Harden, K.P., Tucker-Drob, E.M., & Tackett, J. (2013). The Texas Twin Project. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 16, 385-390. [PDF]
Other Papers in Behavioral Genetics
Watson, N.F., Buchwald, D., & Harden, K.P. (2013). A twin study of genetic influences on diurnal preference and risk for alcohol use outcomes. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 9, 1333-1339. [PDF]
2012
Externalizing Behaviors
Schermerhorn, A.C., D’Onofrio, B.M., Slutske, W.S., Emery, R.E., Turkheimer, E., Harden, K.P., Heath, A.C., & Martin, N.G. (2012). Offspring ADHD as a risk factor for parental marital problems: Controls for genetic and environmental confounds. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 15, 700-713. [PDF]
Harden, K.P., & Mendle, J. (2012). Gene-environment interplay in the association between pubertal timing and delinquency in adolescent girls. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 121, 73-87. [PDF]
Harden, K.P., Quinn, P.D.*, & Tucker-Drob, E.M. (2012). Genetically influenced change in sensation seeking drives the rise of delinquent behavior during adolescence.Developmental Science, 15, 150-163. [PDF]
Hormones, Puberty, Sex, and Fertility
Harden, K.P. (2012). True love waits? Age at first sexual intercourse and relationship quality in young adulthood. Psychological Science, 23, 1324-1336. [PDF]
- #1 “Most Read” Psychological Science article in April 2013 (based on PDF downloads and full-text views)
Harden, K.P., Mendle, J., & Kretsch, N.* (2012). Genetic and environmental pathways between early pubertal timing and dieting in adolescence: Distinguishing between objective and subjective timing. Psychological Medicine, 42, 183-193. [PDF]
Cognitive Abilities
Tucker-Drob, E.M. & Harden, K.P. (2012). Early childhood cognitive development and parental cognitive stimulation: Evidence for reciprocal gene-environment transactions. Developmental Science, 15, 250-259. [PDF]
Tucker-Drob, E.M., & Harden, K.P. (2012). Intellectual interest mediates gene-by-SES interaction on adolescent academic achievement. Child Development, 83, 743-757. [PDF]
Tucker-Drob, E.M., & Harden, K.P. (2012). Learning motivation mediates gene-by-socioeconomic status interaction on mathematics achievement in early childhood. Learning and Individual Differences, 22, 37-45. [PDF]
Other Papers
Watson, N.F., Harden, K.P., Buchwald, D., Vitiello, M.V., Pack, A.I., Weigle, D.S., & Goldberg, J. (2012). Sleep duration and body mass index in twins: A gene-environment interaction. Sleep, 35, 597-603.
Mendle, J., Harden, K.P., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Graber, J.A. (2012). Peer relationships and depressive symptomatology in boys at puberty. Developmental Psychology, 48, 429-435.
Magee, J.C., Harden, K.P., & Teachman, B.A. (2012). Psychopathology and thought suppression: A quantitative review. Clinical Psychology Review, 32, 189-201. [PDF]
2011
Harden, K.P. & Tucker-Drob, E.M. (2011). Individual differences in impulsivity and sensation seeking during adolescence: Further evidence for a dual systems model. Developmental Psychology, 47, 739-746. [PDF]
Harden, K.P., & Mendle, J.E. (2011). Why don’t smart teens have sex? A behavioral genetic analysis. Child Development. 82, 1327-1344. [PDF]
Tucker-Drob, E.M., Rhemtulla, M., Harden, K.P., Turkheimer, E., & Fask, D. (2011). Emergence of a gene-by-socioeconomic status interaction on infant mental ability between 10 months and 2 years. Psychological Science, 22, 125-133.
Singh, A.L., D’Onofrio, B.M., Slutske, W.S., Turkheimer, E., Emery, R.E., Harden, K.P., Heath, A.C., Madden, P.A.F., Statham, D.J., & Martin, N.G. (2011). Parental depression and offspring psychopathology: A children of twins study. Psychological Medicine, 41, 1385-1395. [PDF]
Harden, K.P., & Mendle, J.E. (2011). Adolescent sexual activity and the development of delinquent behavior: The role of relationship context. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 40, 825-838. [PDF]
2010
Harden, K.P. (2010). Does religious involvement protect against early drinking? A behavior genetic approach. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 51, 763-771.
Mendle, J.E., Harden, K.P., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Graber, J.A. (2010). Development’s tortoise and hare: Differing roles of pubertal timing and pubertal tempo in the emergence of depressive symptoms. Developmental Psychology, 46, 1341-1353.
2009
Tucker-Drob, E.M., Harden, K.P., & Turkheimer, E. (2009). Combining nonlinear biometric and psychometric models of cognitive abilities. Behavior Genetics, 39, 461-471. [PDF]
Mendle, J.E., Harden, K.P., van Hulle, C., D’Onofrio, B.M., Lahey, B.B., Rodgers, J.L, et al. (2009). Associations between father absence and age of first sexual intercourse. Child Development, 80, 1463-1480. [PDF]
Loehlin, J.C., Harden, K.P., & Turkheimer, E. (2009). The effects of assumptions about parental assortative mating and genotype-income correlation on parameter estimates from the National Merit twin study. Behavior Genetics, 39, 165-169. [PDF]
Harden, K.P., D’Onofrio, B.M., Van Hulle, C., Turkheimer, E., Rodgers, J.L., & Lahey, B.L. (2009). Population density and youth antisocial behavior. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 50, 999 – 1008. [PDF]
2008
Slutske, W.S., D’Onofrio, D.M., Turkheimer, E., Emery, R.E., Harden, K.P., Heath, A.C., & Martin, N.G. (2008). Searching for an environmental effect of parental alcoholism on offspring alcohol use disorder: A genetically-informed study of children of alcoholics. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 117, 534 – 551. [PDF]
Harden, K.P., Mendle, J.E., Turkheimer, E., & Emery, R.E. (2008). Rethinking timing of first sex and delinquency. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 37, 373 – 385. [PDF]
Harden, K.P., Hill, J.E., Turkheimer, E., & Emery, R.E. (2008). Gene-environment correlation and interaction in peer influence on adolescent alcohol and tobacco use. Behavior Genetics, 38, 339 – 347. [PDF]
Hill, J.E., Mendle, J.E., Harden, K.P., Turkheimer, E., & Emery, R.E. (2008). The relationship between adolescent externalizing and affiliation with externalizing peers: A behavior genetic approach. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 36, 81 – 94. [PDF]
D’Onofrio, B.M., van Hulle, C.A., Waldman, I.D., Rodgers, J.L., Harden, K.P., Rathouz, P.J., & Lahey, B.B. (2008). Smoking during pregnancy and offspring externalizing problems: An exploration of genetic and environmental confounds. Development and Psychopathology, 20, 139 -164. [PDF]
2007
Harden, K.P., Lynch, S.K., Turkheimer, E., Emery, R.E., D’Onofrio, B.M., Slutske, W.S., Heath, A.C., Waldron, M., Madden, P., & Martin, N.G. (2007). A behavior genetic investigation of adolescent motherhood and offspring mental health problems. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 116, 667 – 683. [PDF]
Harden, K.P., Turkheimer, E., Emery, R.E., D’Onofrio, B.M., Slutske, W.S., Heath, A.C., & Martin, N.G. (2007). Marital conflict and conduct problems in children-of-twins. Child Development, 77, 1 – 18. [PDF]
Harden, K.P., Turkheimer, E., & Loehlin, J.C. (2007). Genotype-by-environment interaction in adolescents’ cognitive ability. Behavior Genetics, 37, 273 – 283. [PDF]
D’Onofrio, B.M., Slutske, W., Turkheimer, E., Emery, R.E., Harden, K.P., Heath, A.C., Madden, P.A.F., & Martin, N.G. (2007). Intergenerational transmission of conduct problems: A children-of-twins study. Archives of General Psychiatry, 64, 820 – 829. [PDF]
D’Onofrio, B.M., Turkheimer, E., Emery, R.E., Harden, K.P., Slutske, W.S., Heath, A.C., Madden, P.A.F., & Martin, N.G. (2007). A genetically informed study of the intergenerational transmission of relationship instability. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 69, 793 – 908. [PDF]