Sibling Relationship, Family, and Genetic Factors in Sibling Similarity in Sexual Risk

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 562-572

  McHale, Susan M ^a   Bissell, Joanna ^a   Kim, Ji Yeon ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Add Health; adolescence; sexual risk; siblings

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; GENETIC EPISTASIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SIBLING RELATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIALIZATION; STATISTICS; TWINS; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EPISTASIS, GENETIC; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENTING; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; SIBLING RELATIONS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIALIZATION; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 68949218826     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014982     Document Type: Article

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