Multivariate behavior genetic analyses of aggressive behavior subtypes

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 603-617

  Yeh, Michelle T ^a   Coccaro, Emil F ^a   Jacobson, Kristen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressive behavior subtypes; Genetic factor structure; Heritability; Multivariate behavioral genetics; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FIGHTING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; LIFE HISTORY OF AGGRESSION QUESTIONNAIRE; MALE; PHENOTYPE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VERBAL HOSTILITY;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PENNSYLVANIA; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 77956185648     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: 15733297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-010-9363-z     Document Type: Article

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