Genetic innovation and stability in externalizing problem behavior across development: A multi-informant twin study

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 191-201

  Wichers, M ^a   Gardner, C ^b,c   Maes, H H ^b,c   Lichtenstein, P ^d   Larsson, H ^d   Kendler, K S ^b,c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Externalizing behavior; Heritability; Latent modeling; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC STABILITY; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SWEDISH; SYMPTOM; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877831235     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: 15733297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-013-9586-x     Document Type: Article

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