Genetic and Environmental Influences on the Longitudinal Structure of Neuroticism: A Trait-State Approach

Psychological Science

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1780-1790

  Laceulle, Odilia M ^a   Ormel, Johan ^a   Aggen, Steven H ^b   Neale, Michael C ^b   Kendler, Kenneth S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

behavior genetics; personality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; TWINS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

BEHAVIOR GENETICS; PERSONALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS; VIRGINIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883770101     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797613481356     Document Type: Article

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