The association between neuroticism and the serotonin transporter polymorphism depends on structural differences between personality measures

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 789-799

  Schmitz, Anja ^a   Hennig, Juergen ^a   Kuepper, Yvonne ^a   Reuter, Martin ^b  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

5 HTTLPR; EPQ R; Negative emotionality; NEO FFI; Neuroticism; Serotonin; TCI

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845472639     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2006.08.023     Document Type: Article

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