Parent-offspring and sibling adoption analyses of parental ratings of temperament in infancy and childhood.

doi:10.1111/j.1467-6494.1991.tb00928.x

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Parent-offspring and sibling adoption analyses of parental ratings of temperament in infancy and childhood.

Journal of personality - 1 Dec 1991

Plomin R, Coon H, Carey G, DeFries J C, Fulker D W

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A first step toward understanding the etiology of personality is to investigate the relative impact of genetic and environmental factors using twin and adoption designs. Twin studies of infants and young children indicate substantial genetic influence for parental ratings of temperament in the pr...

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Adoption
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Genotype
Humans
Infant
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Parent-Child Relations
Personality Assessment
Personality Development
Prospective Studies
Sibling Relations
Social Environment
Temperament

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