Perceived competence and self-worth during adolescence: A longitudinal behavioral genetic study

Child Development

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1283-1296

  McGuire, Shirley ^a   Manke, Beth ^b   Saudino, Kimberly J ^c   Reiss, David ^d   Hetherington, E Mavis ^e   Plomin, Robert ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONTROL; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; APTITUDE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0033220181     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8624.00094     Document Type: Article

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