Genetic Associations Between Personality Traits and Lifetime Reproductive Success in Humans

Berg, Venla; Lummaa, Virpi; Rickard, Ian J.; Silventoinen, Karri; Kaprio, Jaakko; Jokela, Markus

doi:10.1007/s10519-016-9803-5

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“…Large-sample studies have shown similar findings in humans: Higher levels of extraversion are associated with higher fertility rates in men but not women (Allen & Robson, 2018; Alvergne, Jokela, & Lummaa, 2010; Berg et al, 2016; Berg et al, 2013; Jokela, Kivimäki, Elovainio, & Keltikangas-Järvinen, 2009; Skirbekk & Blekesaune, 2014). Findings for other personality dimensions have been less consistent but suggest that high levels of agreeableness and low levels of conscientiousness are associated with higher fertility rates, with most evidence indicative of these associations among women (Allen & Robson, 2018; Berg et al, 2016; Jokela, 2012; Jokela, Alvergne, Pollet, & Lummaa, 2011; Skirbekk & Blekesaune, 2014; Whyte, Brooks, Chan, & Torgler, 2019). Effect sizes tend to be small, and similar findings emerge when reproductive success is modeled as the total number of grandchildren rather than the total number of children (Berg, Lummaa, Lahdenperä, Rotkirch, & Jokela, 2014).…”

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The Role of Personality in Sexual and Reproductive Health

Allen

2019

Curr Dir Psychol Sci

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Strong evidence suggests that sexual behavior and reproductive success can be predicted by personality traits. Here, I review new studies that have contributed to the understanding of these associations and outline potential avenues for further research. Findings show that extraversion is the most important personality trait in sexual behavior (number of lifetime sexual partners, involvement in casual sex, marital infidelity, condom use, male and female sexual dysfunction, sexual coercion, and sexual harassment) and that neuroticism, agreeableness, and conscientiousness are also associated with these outcomes. Extraversion has emerged as the most important personality trait for fertility in men but appears relatively unimportant for fertility in women. Findings for other personality traits are somewhat mixed, probably because of variations in research design, and further prospective studies are recommended to address potential bidirectional associations. Further research is also needed in adolescent samples, in understudied topic areas (e.g., sexually transmitted infections, biomarkers of fertility), and on personality similarity between sexual partners in samples from both poor and developed nations.

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Section: Fertility and Fecunditymentioning

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The Role of Personality in Sexual and Reproductive Health

Allen

2019

Curr Dir Psychol Sci

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“…The first three individual characteristics are established predictors of mental health outcomes 22,23 and the latter of suicide 24 ; all of which might influence selection into parenthood. [25][26][27][28] For example, men with very low IQ scores are more likely to be childless or have only one child, 25 while extraversion (a personality trait) 26 and having higher levels of physical fitness 27 have been associated with higher lifetime reproductive success and fertility in men.…”

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Parenthood is associated with lower suicide risk: a register‐based cohort study of 1.5 million Swedes

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Sjöqvist

et al. 2020

Acta Psychiatr Scand

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In Sweden, more than 1500 people die each year due to suicide, where around one-third are adults of childbearing age (aged 25-44). 1 During the last twenty years, the suicide rate has increased by almost 1% per year among 25-to 44-yearolds, a trend that has now been established. 1 Suicide is a complex multi-causal event influenced by several factors, including risk, as well as protective factors. 2 According to the interpersonal theory of suicide (ITS), 3 a

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“…This period is also an important stage for children to develop their self‐identity and a healthy personality (Lizhu, 2015 ). Though personality is comprised of a combination of psychological characteristics with certain tendencies and is relatively stable, it is influenced by heredity, age and environment (Berg et al., 2016 ). As a serious negative stimulus, chronic diseases strongly influence the formation and improvement of children's personalities.…”

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Effects of sandplay therapy in reducing emotional and behavioural problems in school‐age children with chronic diseases: A randomized controlled trial

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Purpose: Children with chronic diseases exhibit a higher incidence of emotionalbehavioural problems. Though sandplay therapy is a universally recognized psychological treatment method, experimental evidence for this form of therapy is lacking.Our aims were to examine the effectiveness of sandplay therapy in reducing emotional and behavioural problems in school-age children with chronic diseases as well as anxiety and depression in their caregivers.

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Genetic Associations Between Personality Traits and Lifetime Reproductive Success in Humans

Cited by 11 publications

References 71 publications

The Role of Personality in Sexual and Reproductive Health

The Role of Personality in Sexual and Reproductive Health

Parenthood is associated with lower suicide risk: a register‐based cohort study of 1.5 million Swedes

Effects of sandplay therapy in reducing emotional and behavioural problems in school‐age children with chronic diseases: A randomized controlled trial

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