The covariation of trait anger and borderline personality: A bivariate twin-siblings study

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 458-466

  Distel, Marijn A ^a,b   Roeling, Mark Patrick ^a   Tielbeek, Jorim J ^a   van Toor, Désie ^a   Derom, Catherine A ^c   Trull, Timothy J ^d   Boomsma, Dorret I ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Borderline personality; Genetic factors; Trait anger; Twin study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGER; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; REGISTER; SELF REPORT; SIBLING; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; TWINS; ADOLESCENT; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGER; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864753147     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026393     Document Type: Article

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