A genetic study of the family environment in the transition to early adolescence

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 769-775

  Deater Deckard, Kirby ^a   Fulker, David W ^b,c   Plomin, Robert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental influences; Family functioning; Genetics; Parent child relationships

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL GENETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SCHOOL CHILD; SIBLING;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; SIBLING RELATIONS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0032779917     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021963098003783     Document Type: Article

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