Environmental and Genetic Variance in Children's Observed and Reported Maladaptive Behavior

Child Development

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1286-1298

  Leve, Leslie D ^a   Winebarger, Allen A ^c   Fagot, Beverly I ^c   Reid, John B ^c   Goldsmith, H Hill ^b  

^a OREGON SOCIAL LEARNING CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TWINS;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; TWINS;

EID: 0032193776     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1998.tb06212.x     Document Type: Article

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