A Twin Study of Sex Differences in Self-Control

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 529-559

  Boisvert, Danielle ^a   Wright, John Paul ^b   Knopik, Valerie ^c   Vaske, Jamie ^d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Add Health; behavioral genetics; gender; Gottfredson and Hirschi; self control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879139064     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418825.2011.610762     Document Type: Article

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