Genetic and environmental influences on interpersonal cognitions and associations with depressive symptoms in 8-year-old twins

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 762-775

  Gregory, Alice M ^a,b   Rijsdijk, Frühling V ^a   Lau, Jennifer Y F ^a   Napolitano, Maria ^a   McGuffin, Peter ^a   Eley, Thalia C ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Cognitions; Depression symptoms; Environmental influences; Genetic influences; Interpersonal; Twins

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TWINS;

ANXIETY; CHILD; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TWINS;

EID: 38449115479     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.116.4.762     Document Type: Article

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