Article
Personality and reproductive fitness.
Behavior genetics - 1 Sept 1990
Eaves L J, Martin N G, Heath A C, Hewitt J K, Neale M C
Abstract excerpt
The relationship between reproductive success (number of biological children) and personality was explored in 1101 postmenopausal females from the Australian twin registry. The quadratic response surface relating fitness to extraversion (E) and neuroticism (N) showed a saddle point at intermediat...
Topics
- Family Characteristics
- Female
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Parity
- Personality Tests
- Phenotype
- Psychometrics