Sibling interactions, self-regulation, and cynical hostility in adult male twins

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 337-349

  Smith, Timothy W ^a,b   McGonigle, Mary A ^a   Benjamin, Lorna S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b Department of Psychology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adult male twins; Chronic hostility; Self regulation; Sibling interactions; Structural Analysis of Social Behavior

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSTILITY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; SIBLING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TWINS;

ADULT; CHILD; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIBLING RELATIONS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TWINS;

EID: 0031689407     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018774629400     Document Type: Article

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