Genetic and environmental architecture of conscientiousness in adolescence
Abstract Using a genetically informative design (about 2000 twin pairs), we investigated the phenotypic and genetic and environmental architecture of a broad construct of conscientiousness (including conscientiousness per se, effortful control, self-control, and grit). These four different measures...
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| author | Yusuke Takahashi Anqing Zheng Shinji Yamagata Juko Ando |
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| description | Abstract Using a genetically informative design (about 2000 twin pairs), we investigated the phenotypic and genetic and environmental architecture of a broad construct of conscientiousness (including conscientiousness per se, effortful control, self-control, and grit). These four different measures were substantially correlated; the coefficients ranged from 0.74 (0.72–0.76) to 0.79 (0.76–0.80). Univariate genetic analyses revealed that individual differences in conscientiousness measures were moderately attributable to additive genetic factors, to an extent ranging from 62 (58–65) to 64% (61–67%); we obtained no evidence that shared environmental influences were observed. Multivariate genetic analyses showed that for the four measures used to assess conscientiousness, genetic correlations were stronger than the corresponding non-shared environmental correlations, and that a latent common factor accounted for over 84% of the genetic variance. Our findings suggest that individual differences in the four measures of conscientiousness are not distinguishable at both the phenotypic and behavioural genetic levels, and that the overlap was substantially attributable to genetic factors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a3d3b20307dc4e7fb9668be67e691a192022-12-21T20:36:12ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222021-02-0111111110.1038/s41598-021-82781-5Genetic and environmental architecture of conscientiousness in adolescenceYusuke Takahashi0Anqing Zheng1Shinji Yamagata2Juko Ando3Graduate School of Education, Kyoto UniversityDepartment of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignGraduate School of Education and Human Development, Nagoya UniversityFaculty of Letters, Keio UniversityAbstract Using a genetically informative design (about 2000 twin pairs), we investigated the phenotypic and genetic and environmental architecture of a broad construct of conscientiousness (including conscientiousness per se, effortful control, self-control, and grit). These four different measures were substantially correlated; the coefficients ranged from 0.74 (0.72–0.76) to 0.79 (0.76–0.80). Univariate genetic analyses revealed that individual differences in conscientiousness measures were moderately attributable to additive genetic factors, to an extent ranging from 62 (58–65) to 64% (61–67%); we obtained no evidence that shared environmental influences were observed. Multivariate genetic analyses showed that for the four measures used to assess conscientiousness, genetic correlations were stronger than the corresponding non-shared environmental correlations, and that a latent common factor accounted for over 84% of the genetic variance. Our findings suggest that individual differences in the four measures of conscientiousness are not distinguishable at both the phenotypic and behavioural genetic levels, and that the overlap was substantially attributable to genetic factors.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82781-5 |
| spellingShingle | Yusuke Takahashi Anqing Zheng Shinji Yamagata Juko Ando Genetic and environmental architecture of conscientiousness in adolescence Scientific Reports |
| title | Genetic and environmental architecture of conscientiousness in adolescence |
| title_full | Genetic and environmental architecture of conscientiousness in adolescence |
| title_fullStr | Genetic and environmental architecture of conscientiousness in adolescence |
| title_full_unstemmed | Genetic and environmental architecture of conscientiousness in adolescence |
| title_short | Genetic and environmental architecture of conscientiousness in adolescence |
| title_sort | genetic and environmental architecture of conscientiousness in adolescence |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82781-5 |
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