Genetic and Environmental Influences on Temperament in Middle Childhood: Analyses of Teacher and Tester Ratings

Child Development

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 409-422

  Schmitz, Stephanie ^a   Saudino, Kimberly J ^b   Plomin, Robert ^b   Fulker, David W ^a   DeFries, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENT; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TEMPERAMENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOPTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT; FACULTY; FEMALE; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENTS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; TEMPERAMENT; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0030118689     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1996.tb01742.x     Document Type: Article

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