Genetic and environmental influences on observed personality: Evidence from the German Observational Study of Adult Twins

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 655-668

  Borkenau, Peter ^a   Riemann, Rainer ^b   Angleitner, Alois ^c   Spinath, Frank M ^c  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^c BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVATION; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; TWINS; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVATION; PERSONALITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TWINS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 85047682722     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.80.4.655     Document Type: Article

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