The Unique and Shared Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Fear, Anger, and Sadness in Childhood

Child Development

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1538-1556

  Clifford, Sierra ^a   Lemery Chalfant, Kathryn ^a   Goldsmith, H Hill ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGER; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENT; FEAR; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERAMENT; TWINS; WISCONSIN;

ANGER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EMOTIONS; ENVIRONMENT; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; TEMPERAMENT; WISCONSIN;

EID: 84941261224     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12394     Document Type: Article

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