Genetic strategies for probing conscientiousness and its relationship to aging

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1362-1376

  South, Susan C ^a   Krueger, Robert F ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Alcohol; Behavior genetics; Conscientiousness; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALCOHOLISM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEMALE; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; TWINS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84922278375     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030725     Document Type: Article

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