What steers them to the "wrong" crowd? Genetic influence on adolescents' peer-group sexual attitudes

European Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 645-664

  Westerlund, Minja ^a   Santtila, Pekka ^a   Johansson, Ada ^a   Jern, Patrick ^a   Kenneth Sandnabba, N ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Behaviour genetics; Gene environment correlation; Peer group sexual attitudes; Sexual socialization; Twin study

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868331580     PISSN: 17405629     EISSN: 17405610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17405629.2012.658631     Document Type: Article

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