Individual differences in multiple dimensions of aggression: A univariate and multivariate genetic analysis

Twin Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 16-21

  Vernon, Philip A ^a   McCarthy, Julie M ^a   Johnson, Andrew M ^a   Jang, Kerry L ^b   Harris, Julie Aitken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggression; Genetic analyses; Heritability; Individual differences; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN ZYGOSITY; TWINS;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANGER; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0033005924     PISSN: 13690523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/136905299320566068     Document Type: Article

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