Self-esteem, negative emotionality, and depression as a common temperamental core: A study of mid-adolescent twin girls

Journal of Personality

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 327-346

  Neiss, Michelle B ^a,d   Stevenson, Jim ^b   Legrand, Lisa N ^c   Iacono, William G ^c   Sedikides, Constantine ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS;

EID: 61849088314     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2008.00549.x     Document Type: Article

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