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标题：Differential Susceptibility to Environmental Influences
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作者：Jay Belsky
期刊名称：International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy
电子版ISSN：2288-6729
出版年度：2013
卷号：7
期号：2
页码：15-31
DOI：10.1007/2288-6729-7-2-15
出版社：Springer Singapore
摘要：Evidence that adverse rearing environments exert negative effects particularly on children and adults presumed “vulnerable” for temperamental or genetic reasons may actually reflect something else: heightened susceptibility to the negative effects of risky environments and to the beneficial effects of supportive environments.Building on Belsky’s (1997, 2005; Belsky & Pluess, 2009) evolutionary-inspired differential susceptibility hypothesis stipulating that some individuals, including children, are more affected—both for better and for worse—by their environmental exposures and developmental experiences, recent research consistent with this claim is reviewed.It reveals that in many cases, including both observational field studies and experimental intervention ones, putatively vulnerable children and adults are especially susceptible to both positive and negative environmental effects.In addition to reviewing relevant evidence, unknowns in the differential-susceptibility equation are highlighted. Key words early childhood education and care preschool policy ethnic minority children special needs children.
关键词：early childhood education and care ;preschool ;policy ;ethnic minority children ;special needs children