Do parents matter in creating self-control in their children? A genetically informed test of gottfredson and hirschi's theory of low self-control

Criminology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1169-1202

  Wright, John Paul ^a   Beaver, Kevin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Behavior patterns; Genetics; Parental influence; Self control

Indexed keywords

EID: 31144472390     PISSN: 00111384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2005.00036.x     Document Type: Review

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