Genetic and Environmental Influences on Levels of Self-Control and Delinquent Peer Affiliation:Results from a Longitudinal Sample of Adolescent Twins

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-60

  Beaver, Kevin M ^a   Eagle Schutt, J ^b   Boutwell, Brian B ^a   Ratchford, Marie ^a   Roberts, Kathleen ^a   Barnes, J C ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Add Health; delinquent peers; genetics; self control; twins

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992837995     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854808326992     Document Type: Article

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