Genetic and environmental influences on victims, bullies and bully-victims in childhood

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 104-112

  Ball, Harriet A ^a   Arseneault, Louise ^a,c   Taylor, Alan ^a   Maughan, Barbara ^a   Caspi, Avshalom ^a,b   Moffitt, Terrie E ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural genetics; Bullying; Environmental influences; Epidemiology; Peer relationships; Twins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; GENETIC MODEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS; VICTIM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 37549044640     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2007.01821.x     Document Type: Article

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