Non-additive and additive genetic effects on extraversion in 3314 Dutch adolescent twins and their parents

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 223-233

  Rettew, David C ^a   Rebollo Mesa, Irene ^b   Hudziak, James J ^a,b   Willemsen, Gonneke ^b   Boomsma, Dorret I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Environment; Extraversion; Genetic; Personality; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PERSONALITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TWINS; ZYGOSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; ENVIRONMENT; EXTRAVERSION (PSYCHOLOGY); FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NETHERLANDS; PERSONALITY; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 41849140028     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-008-9192-5     Document Type: Article

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