Behavior Genetics of Temperament and Personality
Published on 18. March 2021
Book
Hardback
XVI, 353 pages
978-1-0716-0931-6 (ISBN)
Description
This volume examines behavioral genetic research on temperament and personality from a number of perspectives. It takes a developmental perspective on a number of issues across the lifespan, focusing on personality and temperament. The first section focuses on the development of temperament and personality. Typically this has involved exploring genetic and environmental contributions to phenotypic stability and instability, but more recently there has been research that examines the etiology of intra-individual change/growth trajectories. The second section examines genetic and environmental contributions to the association between temperament and personality and other behaviors. The third and fourth sections discuss genotype-environment correlations and interactions, and introduces the reader to molecular genetics research on temperament and personality. Chapter 11 will discuss the significance of this type of research and Chapter 12 will provide an example of specific line of research exploring genes associated with temperament.
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Series
Edition
2020 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
9 s/w Abbildungen
XVI, 353 p. 9 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
723 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-0716-0931-6 (9781071609316)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-0716-0933-0
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Kimberly J. Saudino | Jody M. Ganiban
Behavior Genetics of Temperament and Personality
E-Book
03/2021
1st Edition
Springer
€139.09
Available for download
Persons
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.
Content
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.