Genetic and Environmental Influences on Parenting and Marital Relationships: Current Findings and Future Directions

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-29

  Towers, Hilary ^a   Spotts, Erica L ^a   Neiderhiser, Jenae M ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family relations; Genetics; Marriage; Parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 21144439141     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: 15409635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J002v33n01_03     Document Type: Article

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