Evidence for Heritability of Adult Men's Sexual Interest in Youth under Age 16 from a Population-Based Extended Twin Design

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1090-1099

  Alanko, Katarina ^a   Salo, Benny ^a   Mokros, Andreas ^b   Santtila, Pekka ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PSYCHIATRY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Behavior Genetic; Hebephilia; Pedophilia; Sexual Interest; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXTENDED FAMILY; FANTASY; GENETIC MODEL; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTURBATION; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SIBLING;

EID: 84875643662     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12067     Document Type: Article

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