Sex Differences in the Genetic and Environmental Influences on Childhood Conduct Disorder and Adult Antisocial Behavior

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 377-388

  Meier, Madeline H ^a   Slutske, Wendy S ^a   Heath, Andrew C ^b   Martin, Nicholas G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antisocial behavior; Conduct disorder; Development; Heritability; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 79955990998     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022303     Document Type: Article

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