Do sibling and friend relationships share the same temperamental origins? A twin study

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 598-611

  Pike, Alison ^a   Atzaba Poria, Naama ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetics; Peer relationships; Relationships; Siblings; Temperament; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY; FATHER; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MOTHER; NORMAL HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SIBLING; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERAMENT; TWIN ZYGOSITY; TWINS; VARIANCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SIBLING RELATIONS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERAMENT; TWINS;

EID: 0042634103     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-7610.00148     Document Type: Article

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