Does religious involvement protect against early drinking? A behavior genetic approach

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 763-771

  Harden, K Paige ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Age at first drink; Alcohol use; Behavior genetics; Gene environment correlation; Religiosity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHILD; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; TWINS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; CHILD; DISEASES IN TWINS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953190226     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02247.x     Document Type: Article

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