Current twin studies in Germany: Report on CoSMoS, SOEP, and chronoS

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 173-178

  Hahn, Elisabeth ^a   Gottschling, Juliana ^a   Spinath, Frank M ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

circadian rhythm; cognitive ability; extended twin designs; motivation; personality; school achievement

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONOTYPE TWIN STUDY; COGNITION; COGNITIVE ABILITY SELF REPORTED MOTIVATION AND SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIO ECONOMIC PANEL STUDY; TWINS; WELLBEING;

ATTITUDE; CHILD; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; GERMANY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY; REGISTRIES; SCHOOLS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 84873920941     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/thg.2012.106     Document Type: Article

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