Genetic and environmental influences on cross-gender behavior and relation to behavior problems: A study of dutch twins at ages 7 and 10 years

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 647-658

  Van Beijsterveldt, C E M ^a   Hudziak, James J ^b   Boomsma, Dorret I ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child Behavior Checklist; Cross gender Behavior; Gender identity disorder; Heritability; Twins

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CROSS GENDER BEHAVIOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY DISORDER; GENETIC MODEL; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; ZYGOSITY;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TWINS;

EID: 33845463202     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-006-9072-0     Document Type: Article

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