Stability and Change in Religiousness During Emerging Adulthood

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 532-543

  Koenig, Laura B ^a   McGue, Matt ^a   Iacono, William G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

behavior genetics; change; religiousness; stability; twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CULTURE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS;

EID: 42049101761     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.44.2.532     Document Type: Article

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