Marital assortment and phenotypic convergence: longitudinal evidence.

doi:10.1080/19485565.1993.9988835

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Marital assortment and phenotypic convergence: longitudinal evidence.

Social biology - 1 Jan 2000

Caspi A, Herbener E S

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This study provides a direct test of whether the observed similarity of spouses is due to initial assortment rather than to convergence of phenotypes. With data from three well-known longitudinal studies, phenotypic convergence is examined using both variable- and person-centered analyses. The lo...

Topics

Adult
Attitude
California
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Gender Identity
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Marriage
Phenotype
Social Values

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