A Behavioral Genetic Study of the Overlap Between Personality and Parenting

Journal of Personality

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 785-808

  Spinath, Frank M ^a   O'Connor, Thomas G ^b  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Devmtl Psychiatry Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROL; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PERSONALITY; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; FEMALE; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTING; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PHENOTYPE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0142215299     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6494.7105004     Document Type: Review

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