Heritable influences on behavioural problems from early childhood to mid-adolescence: Evidence for genetic stability and innovation

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 2171-2179

  Lewis, G J ^a   Plomin, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural problems; genetics; longitudinal; SDQ; twin study

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX RATIO; TWINS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84930181357     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291715000173     Document Type: Article

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