Intrinsic and extrinsic religiousness: Genetic and environmental influences and personality correlates

Twin Research

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 88-98

  Bouchard Jr , Thomas J ^a   McGue, Matt ^a   Lykken, David ^a   Tellegen, Auke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Personality; Religiousness; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MODEL; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIGION; TWINS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; AUTHORITARIANISM; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MORALS; PERSONALITY; RELIGION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TWINS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 2442767767     PISSN: 13690523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/136905299320565951     Document Type: Article

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