Aggressive Behavior Between Siblings and the Development of Externalizing Problems: Evidence From a Genetically Sensitive Study

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1009-1018

  Natsuaki, Misaki N ^a   Ge, Xiaojia ^a   Reiss, David ^b   Neiderhiser, Jenae M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

deviancy training; externalizing problems; family; siblings

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROL; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOPATHY; RISK FACTOR; SIBLING RELATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIALIZATION; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PARENTING; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; RISK FACTORS; SIBLING RELATIONS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL FACILITATION; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 67651083758     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015698     Document Type: Article

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