Naslov
Personality resemblance between parents and offspring : study of five factors across four samples and questionnaires

Autori
Bratko, Denis ; Butković, Ana ; Vukasović, Tena ; Keresteš, Gordana ; Brković, Irma

Izvornik
Journal of child and family studies (1062-1024) 23 (2014), 1; 95-104

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
personality; FFM; family study; familial aggregation; assortative mating

Sažetak
The aim of this study was to compare personality resemblance in four independent Croatian samples using the same family study design, but different measures of five-factor personality traits. The family study design can provide evidence of familial aggregation of personality and of assortative mating. Father-mother correlations, father-offspring correlations, mother-offspring correlations and regressions of offspring on midparent score were computed for five broad personality domains in each sample. Father-mother correlations ranged between -.12 and .27 across different samples and questionnaires, while father-offspring correlations ranged between .04 and .34, mother-offspring correlations between -.01 and .28 and regressions of offspring on midparent scores between .05 and .35. These results are congruent with earlier findings of: (a) low to moderate assortative mating for personality, with a trend of familial resemblance differing within some domains (Extraversion and Intellect/Openness) depending on the questionnaire used and (b) lower familial aggregation of personality compared to heritability estimates from earlier studies using twin design. There is a trend of differences in familial aggregation across four samples and questionnaires suggesting that, from a behavior genetic perspective, conclusions on family resemblance may differ depending on the five-factor personality questionnaire used, even though they taxonomically measure similar or even the same constructs.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

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