The genetic and environmental foundations of political, psychological, social, and economic behaviors: a panel study of twins and families.

Publisher: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101244624 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 1832-4274 (Print) Linking ISSN: 18324274 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Twin Res Hum Genet Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: 2012- : Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press
Original Publication: Bowen Hills, QLD, Australia : Published for the ISTS by Australian Academic Press, [2005]-

Economics* ; Gene-Environment Interaction* ; Machiavellianism* ; Politics* ; Social Behavior*; Empathy/*genetics ; Parents/*psychology ; Siblings/*psychology ; Twins, Dizygotic/*psychology ; Twins, Monozygotic/*psychology; Adult ; Aged ; Attitude ; Choice Behavior ; Cohort Studies ; DNA/genetics ; Educational Status ; Female ; Genotype ; Humans ; Male ; Marital Status ; Middle Aged ; Multifactorial Inheritance ; Personality Inventory ; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide ; Quantitative Trait, Heritable ; Queensland ; Religion ; Sex Factors ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Twins, Dizygotic/genetics ; Twins, Monozygotic/genetics ; Young Adult

Here we introduce the Genetic and Environmental Foundations of Political and Economic Behaviors: A Panel Study of Twins and Families (PIs Alford, Hatemi, Hibbing, Martin, and Smith). This study was designed to explore the genetic and environmental influences on social, economic, and political behaviors and attitudes. It involves identifying the psychological mechanisms that operate on these traits, the heritability of complex economic and political traits under varying conditions, and specific genetic correlates of attitudes and behaviors. In addition to describing the study, we conduct novel analyses on the data, estimating the heritability of two traits so far unexplored in the extant literature: Machiavellianism and Baron-Cohen's Empathizing Quotient.

Keywords: behavior genetics; economic behavior; personality; politics; rational choice

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Date Created: 20150522 Date Completed: 20151009 Latest Revision: 20151119

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10.1017/thg.2015.13

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