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Title: Genetics, the Big Five, and the Tendency to Be Self-Employed
Language: English
Authors: Shane, Scott, Nicolaou, Nicos, Cherkas, Lynn, Spector, Tim D.
Source: Journal of Applied Psychology. Nov 2010 95(6):1154-1162.
Availability: American Psychological Association. Journals Department, 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242. Tel: 800-374-2721; Tel: 202-336-5510; Fax: 202-336-5502; e-mail: order@apa.org; Web site: http://www.apa.org/publications
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 9
Publication Date: 2010
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Twins, Personality, Genetics, Foreign Countries, Entrepreneurship, Correlation, Sample Size, Self Employment, Questionnaires, Environmental Influences
Geographic Terms: United Kingdom, United States
DOI: 10.1037/a0020294
ISSN: 0021-9010
Abstract: We applied multivariate genetics techniques to a sample of 3,412 monozygotic and dizygotic twins from the United Kingdom and 1,300 monozygotic and dizygotic twins from the United States to examine whether genetic factors account for part of the covariance between the Big Five personality characteristics and the tendency to be an entrepreneur. We found that common genes influenced the phenotypic correlations between only Extraversion and Openness to Experience and the tendency to be an entrepreneur. Although the phenotypic correlations between the personality characteristics and the tendency to be an entrepreneur were small in size, genetic factors accounted for most of them. (Contains 6 tables and 3 footnotes.)
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Number of References: 82
Entry Date: 2011
Accession Number: EJ931988
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