Genetic and environmental influences on religiousness: Findings for retrospective and current religiousness ratings

Journal of Personality

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 471-488

  Koenig, Laura B ^a   McGue, Matt ^a   Krueger, Robert F ^a   Bouchard Jr , Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALE; RELIGION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS;

ADULT; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS;

EID: 15744378266     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2005.00316.x     Document Type: Article

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