Heritability of MMPI Harris-Lingoes and subtle-obvious subscales in twins reared apart

Assessment

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 353-366

  DiLalla, David L ^a   Gottesman, Irving I ^c   Carey, Gregory ^b   Bouchard Jr , Thomas J ^c  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c S Illinois University at Carbondale ^*

Author keywords

Harris Lingoes; Heritabilility; MISTRA; MMPI; Subtle Obvious; Twins reared apart

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD REARING; GENETICS; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STANDARD; TWINS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD REARING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; MMPI; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS;

EID: 0033258271     PISSN: 10731911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107319119900600406     Document Type: Article

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