Psychological masculinity-femininity via the Gender Diagnosticity approach: Heritability and consistency across ages and populations

Journal of Personality

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1295-1320

  Loehlin, John C ^a   Jönsson, Erik G ^b   Gustavsson, J Petter ^b   Stallings, Michael C ^c   Gillespie, Nathan A ^d   Wright, Margaret J ^d   Martin, Nicholas G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX FACTORS; TWINS;

EID: 25444501522     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2005.00350.x     Document Type: Article

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