Article
The genetic epidemiology of self-esteem.
The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science - 1 Jun 1995
Roy M A, Neale M C, Kendler K S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Previous studies on self-esteem have focused exclusively on its psychosocial determinants. The goal of the present study is to clarify genetic v. environmental determinants of self-esteem. METHOD: Participants were Caucasian women sampled from the Virginia Twin Register: 363 pairs of...
Topics
- Adult
- Female
- Humans
- Models, Genetic
- Personality
- Personality Development
- Phenotype
- Self Concept
- Social Environment
- Twins, Dizygotic
- Twins, Monozygotic