Genetic and Environmental Influences on the Association Between Pubertal Maturation and Internalizing Symptoms

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1111-1126

  Marceau, Kristine ^a   Neiderhiser, Jenae M ^a   Lichtenstein, Paul ^b   Reiss, David ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Internalizing; Puberty; Quantitative genetics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBERTY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SWEDEN; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PUBERTY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SWEDEN; TWINS;

EID: 84865422246     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-012-9762-y     Document Type: Article

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