A behavioral genetic analysis of callous-unemotional traits and big five personality in adolescence

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 982-993

  Mann, Frank D ^a   Briley, Daniel A ^a   Tucker Drob, Elliot M ^a   Paige Harden, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral genetics; Big five; Callous unemotional traits; Item response theory; Personality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; PERSONALITY; TEXAS; THEORETICAL MODEL; ADOLESCENT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; TWINS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; TWINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84973106750     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/abn0000099     Document Type: Article

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