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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

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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 MZ and 238 pairs of DZ twins were available from the first wave of the study, and 430 pairs of MZ and 308 pairs of DZ...

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PMID: 7663835
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.166.6.813

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