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Genetic and phenotypic stability of measures of neuroticism over 22 years.
Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies - 1 Oct 2007
Wray Naomi R, Birley Andrew J, Sullivan Patrick F, Visscher Peter M, Martin Nicholas G
Abstract excerpt
People meeting diagnostic criteria for anxiety or depressive disorders tend to score high on the personality scale of neuroticism. Studying this dimension of personality can therefore give insights into the etiology of important psychiatric disorders. Neuroticism can be assessed easily via self-report questionnaires in large population samples. We have examined the genetic and phenotypic stability of neuroticism,...
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