Abstract: Behavioral genetics researches on adolescent emotional and behavioral problems have shown that both genetic and enviormental influences on depression, anxiety and deviant behaviors. For the last two decades, the new advances of behavioral genetics methods have provided researchers better opportunities to elucidate the mechanisms of gene and enviornment interactions. It is also a opportune time for psychologists to be involved in the investiagtion of the effect of gene and enviornment interaction on psychological development. We reviewed the current status of related researches and discussed the significance of developing Chinese twin registry for carrying out behavioral genetics research on adolescent emotional and behavioral problems

Key words: Behavioral Genetics, Depression, Anxiety, Deviant behavior, Twin study