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1239499
TITLE
The nature of extraversion: a genetical analysis.
ABSTRACT
A biometrical-genetical analysis of twin data to elucidate the determinants of variation in extraversion and its components, sociability and impulsiveness, revealed that both genetical and environmental factors contributed to variation in extraversion, to the variation and covariation of its component scales, and to the interaction between subjects and scales. A large environmental correlation between the scales suggested that environmental factors may predominate in determining the unitary nature of extraversion. The interaction between subjects and scales depended more on genetical factors, which suggests that the dual nature of extraversion has a strong genetical basis. A model assuming random mating, additive gene action, and specific environmental effects adequately describes the observed variation and covariation of sociability and impulsiveness. Possible evolutionary implications are discussed.
DATE PUBLISHED
1975 Jul
HISTORY
PUBSTATUS PUBSTATUSDATE
pubmed 1975/07/01
medline 1975/07/01 00:01
entrez 1975/07/01 00:00
AUTHORS
NAME COLLECTIVENAME LASTNAME FORENAME INITIALS AFFILIATION AFFILIATIONINFO
Eaves L Eaves L L
Eysenck H Eysenck H H
INVESTIGATORS
JOURNAL
VOLUME: 32
ISSUE: 1
TITLE: Journal of personality and social psychology
ISOABBREVIATION: J Pers Soc Psychol
YEAR: 1975
MONTH: Jul
DAY:
MEDLINEDATE:
SEASON:
CITEDMEDIUM: Print
ISSN: 0022-3514
ISSNTYPE: Print
MEDLINE JOURNAL
MEDLINETA: J Pers Soc Psychol
COUNTRY: United States
ISSNLINKING: 0022-3514
NLMUNIQUEID: 0014171
PUBLICATION TYPE
PUBLICATIONTYPE TEXT
Journal Article
COMMENTS AND CORRECTIONS
GRANTS
GENERAL NOTE
KEYWORDS
MESH HEADINGS
DESCRIPTORNAME QUALIFIERNAME
Adult
Alleles
Extraversion, Psychological
Female
Genetic Variation
Genetics, Behavioral
Genotype
Humans
Impulsive Behavior
Male
Personality Inventory
Polymorphism, Genetic
Pregnancy
Selection, Genetic
Sex Factors
Social Behavior
Social Environment
Twins
Twins, Dizygotic
Twins, Monozygotic
SUPPLEMENTARY MESH
GENE SYMBOLS
CHEMICALS
OTHER ID's