一项关于人格遗传学的纵向研究。

A longitudinal study of the genetics of personality.

作者信息

Dworkin R H, Burke B W, Maher B A

出版信息

J Pers Soc Psychol. 1976 Sep;34(3):510-8. doi: 10.1037//0022-3514.34.3.510.

DOI:10.1037//0022-3514.34.3.510

Abstract

A longitudinal twin study was conducted to determine whether personality traits with significant heritability in adolescence remain so in adulthood. A subsample of a group of twins who had been administered in Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory and the California Psychological Inventory in adolescence was readministered the same two inventories 12 years later. The subsample was found to be representative of the sample from which it was drawn. Different patterns of significantly heritability were found for the two ages studied: Several personality traits demonstrated evidence of significant heritability in either adolescence or adulthood, while others demonstrated evidence of significant heritability at both ages. In addition, genetic influences on the change from adolescence to adulthood were found for several personality traits. The results raise important questions for the interpretation of twin research and the understanding of genetic influences on personality development.

摘要

一项纵向双胞胎研究旨在确定在青春期具有显著遗传力的人格特质在成年期是否依然如此。对一组在青春期接受过明尼苏达多相人格量表和加利福尼亚心理量表测试的双胞胎进行了抽样，12年后再次对他们进行相同的两项测试。结果发现该子样本能够代表其来源样本。在研究的两个年龄段发现了不同的显著遗传力模式：几种人格特质在青春期或成年期表现出显著遗传力的证据，而其他一些特质在两个年龄段均表现出显著遗传力的证据。此外，还发现了几种人格特质从青春期到成年期变化的遗传影响。这些结果对双胞胎研究的解释以及对人格发展遗传影响的理解提出了重要问题。