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Behavior Genetics of Temperament and Personality

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Editors:
  1. Kimberly J. Saudino

    1. Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, Boston, USA

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  2. Jody M. Ganiban

    1. Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA

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  • Provides lifespan perspective that acknowledges the accumulating impact of genetic and environmental influences
  • Chapters review literature on genetics of specific personality disorders
  • Focuses on both function and dysfunction?

Part of the book series: Advances in Behavior Genetics (AIBG)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Defining Temperament and Personality Across the Lifespan: Conceptual Models, Development, and Genetic Bases

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Development of Temperament in Infancy and Childhood

      • Jeffrey R. Gagne, H. Hill Goldsmith
      Pages 3-39

    3. Development of Personality in Adulthood: A Behavioral Genetic Perspective

      • Lindsay Matteson, Matt McGue
      Pages 41-74

    4. Molecular Genetic Research on Temperament in Infancy and Early Childhood

      • Brad E. Sheese
      Pages 75-97

    5. Molecular Genetic Research on Personality

      • Stéphanie M. van den Berg, Marleen H. M. de Moor
      Pages 99-121

  3. Developmental Significance of Temperament and Personality: Links with Other Behaviors

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
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    2. Temperament and Child Psychopathology: Specificity in Shared Genetic Effects

      • Kathryn Lemery-Chalfant, Sierra Clifford
      Pages 125-151

    3. Personality and Health

      • Richard P. Ebstein, Yushi Jiang, Xing Zhang, Soo Hong Chew
      Pages 153-191

    4. Toward the Dark Side: Temperament, Personality, and Genetics Related to Antisocial Behaviors

      • Lisabeth Fisher DiLalla, Emma Diaz, Matthew R. Jamnik
      Pages 193-213

    5. The Bright Side of Interpersonal Interactions: Prosocial Behaviors Are Influenced by Temperament, Personality, and Genetics

      • Lisabeth Fisher DiLalla, Riley L. Marshall, Emily Pali
      Pages 215-232

    6. “Ties that Bind” Behavior Genetics of Associations Between Attachment and Personality in Adulthood

      • Carol E. Franz, Gary J. Lewis, Ana Ramundo, Michael J. Lyons
      Pages 233-259

  4. Understanding Links Between Temperament, Personality, and Other Behaviors: The Interface Between Nature and Nurture

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 261-261
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    2. Gene-Environment Processes Linking Temperament and Parenting

      • Zhe Wang, Kirby Deater-Deckard
      Pages 263-300

    3. Temperament, Personality, and Family Relationships in Childhood and Adulthood: Results from Behavioral Genetic Research

      • Briana Horwitz, Minhnguyen Cao, Seon Lee
      Pages 301-313

    4. Moderators of Genetic and Environmental Influences on Personality: Empirical and Theoretical Considerations

      • Nayla R. Hamdi, Susan C. South, Robert F. Krueger
      Pages 315-337

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 339-353
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About this book

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.​

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, Boston, USA

    Kimberly J. Saudino

  • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA

    Jody M. Ganiban

About the editors

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.

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