Genetic Influence on Adults' Ratings of Their Current Family Environment.

Plomin, Robert; And Others

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Publication Date: 1989

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Genetic Influence on Adults' Ratings of Their Current Family Environment.

Plomin, Robert; And Others

Journal of Marriage and the Family, v51 n3 p791-803 Aug 1989

Studied genetic and environmental origins of individual differences in adults' (N=386) ratings of their current family environment using Moos Family Environment Scales (FES). Found 25 percent of adults' FES scores due to genetic differences. Found environment in which they were reared had little effect on adults' ratings of their family environment. (Author/CM)

Descriptors: Affective Measures, Biological Influences, Environmental Influences, Family Environment, Family Influence, Heredity, Rating Scales, Social Behavior, Sociobiology

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Family Environment Scale

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