Perceived Stress has Genetic Influences Distinct from Neuroticism and Depression

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 639-645

  Rietschel, Liz ^a,b   Zhu, Gu ^a   Kirschbaum, Clemens ^c   Strohmaier, Jana ^d   Wüst, Stefan ^d,e   Rietschel, Marcella ^d   Martin, Nicholas G ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Genetics; Heritability; Twin study

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; EYSENCK PERSONALITY QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NEUROSIS; PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE; SEX; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; YOUNG ADULT; ZYGOSITY; ANXIETY DISORDER; CHILD; GENETICS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERSONALITY TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84911806627     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: 15733297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10519-013-9636-4     Document Type: Article

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