TY - JOUR
T1 - The genetic architecture of effortful control and its interplay with psychological adjustment in adolescence
AU - Fagnani, Corrado
AU - Medda, Emanuela
AU - Alessandri, Guido
AU - Delfino, Davide
AU - D'Ippolito, Cristina
AU - Eisenberg, Nancy
AU - Stazi, Maria Antonietta
PY - 2017/6/1
Y1 - 2017/6/1
N2 - The role of genes and environment in the relation between self-regulation and adjustment is unclear. We investigated, with the twin design, genetic and environmental components of the association between effortful control (EC) and indicators of psychological adjustment using adolescents’ and parents’ reports for 774 twins. Genetic factors explained a substantial proportion of variance in EC (58%) and the outcome variables of optimism (55%), general self-esteem (45%), happiness (48%), and self-derogation (29%). Perceived competence had no significant genetic component. Aside from perceived competence, uncorrelated with EC, phenotypic correlations of EC with measures of well-being/adjustment were moderate and predominantly explained by shared genetic effects. Results suggest a significant genetic contribution in adolescents’ EC and in its relation to various aspects of adjustment.
AB - The role of genes and environment in the relation between self-regulation and adjustment is unclear. We investigated, with the twin design, genetic and environmental components of the association between effortful control (EC) and indicators of psychological adjustment using adolescents’ and parents’ reports for 774 twins. Genetic factors explained a substantial proportion of variance in EC (58%) and the outcome variables of optimism (55%), general self-esteem (45%), happiness (48%), and self-derogation (29%). Perceived competence had no significant genetic component. Aside from perceived competence, uncorrelated with EC, phenotypic correlations of EC with measures of well-being/adjustment were moderate and predominantly explained by shared genetic effects. Results suggest a significant genetic contribution in adolescents’ EC and in its relation to various aspects of adjustment.
KW - Effortful control
KW - Genetic modeling
KW - Self-control
KW - Self-regulation
KW - Twins
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jrp.2017.03.003
DO - 10.1016/j.jrp.2017.03.003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85016141350
SN - 0092-6566
VL - 68
SP - 5
EP - 14
JO - Journal of Research in Personality
JF - Journal of Research in Personality
ER -