The relationship between self-control and language: Evidence of a shared etiological pathway

Criminology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 939-970

  Beaver, Kevin M ^a   Delisi, Matt ^b   Vaughn, Michael G ^c   Wright, John Paul ^d   Boutwell, Brian B ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral genetics; Childhood; Language; Self control; Twin models

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349197807     PISSN: 00111384     EISSN: 17459125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2008.00128.x     Document Type: Article

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