Examining the association between MAOA genotype and incarceration, anger and hostility: The moderating influences of risk and protective factors

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 279-284

  Beaver, Kevin M ^a   Nedelec, Joseph L ^a   Wilde, Meghan ^a   Lippoff, Courtney ^a   Jackson, Dylan ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Add Health; Anger; Gene environment interaction; Hostility; Incarceration; MAOA

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955463004     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2011.02.007     Document Type: Article

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