Genetic Influence on Family Environment: The Role of Personality.

Chipuer, H. M.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ461709

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Publication Date: 1993

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Genetic Influence on Family Environment: The Role of Personality.

Chipuer, H. M.; And Others

Developmental Psychology, v29 n1 p110-18 Jan 1993

Assessed the family environment and personality of 400 pairs of 59-year-old twins. Genetic influences on extraversion and neuroticism were related to genetic influences on the family environment factors of relationship and personal growth but not to the factor of system maintenance. (BC)

Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Extraversion Introversion, Family Environment, Foreign Countries, Genetics, Middle Aged Adults, Neurosis, Personality, Twins

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Sweden

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