Behavioral Genetic Studies of Personality: An Introduction and Review of the Results of 50+ Years of Research

By Andrew M. Johnson, P. Vernon, Amanda R. Feiler. 2008

180 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Genetics, Safety Research

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In Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

1. M. Jokela
2. J. Schermer
3. Johannes Zimmermann
4. L. Veselka
5. C. Kandler
6. P. Vernon
7. L. Penke
8. D. McAdams

In Genetics

1. M. Jokela
2. Johannes Zimmermann
3. L. Penke
4. M. Woodley
5. Aaron W. Lukaszewski

Citations in the corpus

• The evolutionary genetics of personality revisited (2016, background): “Notably, while most quantitative genetic designs are not well suited to isolate epistasis, those few studies that have used appropriate designs have consistently identified substantial non-additive genetic components (including epistasis) for most, if not all, broad personality traits [4].”
• Core and Surface Characteristics for the Description and Theory of Personality Differences and Development (2014, background): “In their meta-analysis, Johnson, Vernon, and Feiler (2008) reported that genetic effects account for about 50% (43% to 54”
• The Dark Triad and an expanded framework of personality (2012, background): “…numerous studies employing behavioral genetic methodology have reported that individual differences in the five dimensions of the FFM are primarily attributable to genetic and nonshared environmental factors (e.g., Johnson et al., 2008; Plomin & Caspi, 1999; Riemann, Angleitner, & Strelau, 1997).”
• Personality related traits as predictors of music practice: Underlying environmental and genetic influences (2015, result): “In line with estimates previously reported for personality traits (Johnson et al., 2008), genetic influences explained about 55% of variance in openness with the remainder being due to non-shared environmental influences.”
• A behavioural genetic study of mental toughness and personality (2009, background): “This trait then, is behaving in the same manner as virtually every personality trait that has ever been investigated in a behavioural genetic study (Johnson et al., 2008).”