Sex differences in the etiology of psychopathic traits in youth

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 406-411

  Ficks, Courtney A ^a   Dong, Lu ^a   Waldman, Irwin D ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Etiology; Heritability; Psychopathy; Sex difference

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CALLOUS UNEMOTIONALITY; CHILD; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NARCISSISM; PSYCHOPATHY; SEX DIFFERENCE; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; GENETICS; GEORGIA; PHYSIOLOGY; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; NARCISSISM; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84901793980     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0036457     Document Type: Article

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