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A behavior genetic study of the connection between social values and personality.
Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies - 1 Jun 2011
Schermer Julie Aitken, Vernon Philip A, Maio Gregory R, Jang Kerry L
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The present research examined the extent to which relations between social values and personality are due to shared genetic or environmental factors. Using the Rokeach (1973) Value Survey and a scoring key from Schwartz and Bilsky (1990), seven value scores (enjoyment, achievement, self-direction, maturity, prosocial, security, and restrictive conformity) were derived in a sample of twins. As expected, all of the...
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