Genetic and environmental contributions to loneliness in children

Psychological Science

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 487-491

  McGuire, Shirley ^a   Clifford, Jeanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LONELINESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LONELINESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS;

EID: 0034327075     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.00293     Document Type: Article

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