Well-being and ill-being: Shared environments, shared genes?

Journal of Positive Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 253-265

  Nes, R B ^a   Czajkowski, N ^a   Roysamb E ^a,b   Reichborn Kjennerud, T ^a,b,c   Tambs, K ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Heritability; Life satisfaction; Psychological distress; Subjective well being; Twins

Indexed keywords

EID: 65449136356     PISSN: 17439760     EISSN: 17439779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439760802399323     Document Type: Article

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