A religious upbringing reduces the influence of genetic factors on disinhibition: Evidence for interaction between genotype and environment on personality

Twin Research

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 115-125

  Boomsma, D I ^a,b   De Geus, E J C ^a   Van Baal, G C M ^a   Koopmans, J R ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Genotype x environment (G x E) interaction; Personality; Religion; Sensation seeking; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENE; GENOTYPE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PERSONALITY; RELIGION; SEX FACTORS; TWINS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0032861210     PISSN: 13690523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/136905299320565988     Document Type: Article

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