A Social Relations Model of Observed Family Negativity and Positivity Using a Genetically Informative Sample

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 474-491

  Rasbash, Jon ^a   Jenkins, Jennifer ^b   O'Connor, Thomas G ^c   Tackett, Jennifer ^a   Reiss, David ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior genetics; Emotion; Family interaction; Multilevel modeling; Social relations model

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952088592     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020931     Document Type: Article

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