Emotional closeness as a mediator of the effectof genetic relatedness on altruism

Psychological Science

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 262-265

  Korchmaros, Josephine D ^a   Kenny, David A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AFFECT; ALTRUISM; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0035350273     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.00348     Document Type: Article

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