A Behavioral-Genetic Study of Alexithymia and its Relationships with Trait Emotional Intelligence

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 539-543

  Baughman, Holly M ^a   Schwartz, Sara ^a   Schermer, Julie Aitken ^a   Veselka, Livia ^a   Petrides, K V ^b   Vernon, Philip A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

alexithymia; behavior genetics; TEIQue; trait emotional self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EMOTIONALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PHENOTYPE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SELF CONCEPT; SELF CONTROL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TORONTO ALEXITHYMIA SCALE; ADOLESCENT; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; ENVIRONMENT; GENETICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGED; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860813747     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.14.6.539     Document Type: Article

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