Altruism and antisocial behavior: Independent Tendencies, Unique Personality Correlates, Distinct Etiologies

Psychological Science

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 397-402

  Krueger, Robert F ^a   Hicks, Brian M ^b   McGue, Matt ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; EGO DEVELOPMENT; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS;

ADULT; ALTRUISM; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; DISEASES IN TWINS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0035461701     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.00373     Document Type: Article

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