Behavior Genetics of Temperament and Personality

ISBN-13: 9781071609316 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 353 str.

Kimberly Saudino; Jody M. Ganiban

Spis treści

Introduction to constructs of temperament and personality.- Development of temperament in infancy and childhood.- Developmental of personality in adolescence and adulthood.- Temperament and behavior problems.- Personality and health behaviors.- Personality, aggression and antisocial behaviors.- Personality and attachment.- Temperament and parenting (GxE correlations).- Personality and marital status (GxE correlations).- Environmental moderators of genetic influences on personality (GxE interactions).- How molecular genetic studies can contribute to the study of temperament and personality.- Molecular genetics research on temperament. ​

O autorze

Kimberly J. Saudino is a Professor in the Psychological and Brain Sciences Department of Boston University. She is the Director of the Boston University Twin Project and the Developmental Behavioral Genetics Lab. Her research examines the development of temperament and related developmental outcomes in early childhood.

Jody M. Ganiban is a Professor within the Psychological and Brain Sciences Department at the George Washington University. Her research focuses on the impacts of child temperament and families on emotional development.

Blurb

This volume examines behavioral genetic research on temperament and personality and takes a developmental perspective on a number of issues across the lifespan . The first section ​explores models of temperament and personality, and behavioral genetic approaches to studying the development of each construct across the life span. Both behavioral genetic and molecular genetics research findings are examined within a developmental framework.The second section examines the developmental significance of temperament and personality by exploring genetic and environmental contributions to the association between temperament and personality and other behaviors. The third section discusses genotype-environment correlations and interactions and addresses the processes by which temperament and personality become associated with developmental outcomes. A theme emphasized throughout the volume is that behavioral genetics has much more to offer to the study of temperament and personality than simple heritability estimates.