The heritability of attitudes
A study of twins
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6204275 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James M Olson (0000-0001-5990-6534, Western University), Philip A Vernon, Julie Aitken Schermer (0000-0002-3469-7710), Julie Aitken Harris, Kerry L Jang (0000-0002-0977-5377) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 845-860 |
| Publication date | 2001-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0022-3514.80.6.845 |
| PMID | 11414369 |
| OpenAlex | W2150366556 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 64 |
| References cited | 34 |
The genetic basis of individual differences in attitudes was examined in a survey of 195 pairs of monozygotic twins and 141 pairs of same-sex dizygotic twins. A principal components analysis of the 30 attitude items in the survey identified 9 attitude factors, of which 6 yielded significant heritability coefficients. Nonshared environmental factors accounted for the most variance in the attitude factors. Possible mediators of attitude heritability were also assessed, including personality traits, physical characteristics, and academic achievement. Analyses showed that several of these possible mediators correlated at a genetic level with the heritable attitude factors, suggesting that the heritability of the mediator variables might account for part of the heritable components of some attitudes. There was also some evidence that highly heritable attitudes were psychologically "stronger" than less heritable attitudes
Big Five personality traits · Biology · Developmental psychology · Dizygotic twins · Heritability · Personality · Twin study · Variance (accounting) · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Genetics · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 64 |
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| Citations per year | 2,56 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2025 (25) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 63 |