Adolescent Personality Moderates Genetic and Environmental Influences on Relationships With Parents

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 899-912

  South, Susan C ^a   Krueger, Robert F ^a   Johnson, Wendy ^a,b   Iacono, William G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

behavior genetics; moderation; parenting; personality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIALIZATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PHENOTYPE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIALIZATION; TWINS;

EID: 43249130945     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.94.5.899     Document Type: Article

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