Religion priming and an oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) polymorphism interact to affect self-control in a social context

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 97-109

  Sasaki, Joni Y ^a   Mojaverian, Taraneh ^b   Kim, Heejung S ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXTR PROTEIN, HUMAN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; RELIGION; SELF CONTROL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELES; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROBLEM SOLVING; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SELF-CONTROL; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84961288075     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579414001321     Document Type: Article

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