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Asymmetrical genetic attributions for the presence and absence of health problems.

Psychology & health - 1 Jul 2024

Lebowitz Matthew S, Tabb Kathryn, Appelbaum Paul S

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OBJECTIVE: Recent research has suggested that people more readily make genetic attributions for positively valenced or desirable traits than for negatively valenced or undesirable traits-an asymmetry that may be mediated by perceptions that positive characteristics are more 'natural' than negative ones. This research sought to examine whether a similar asymmetry in genetic attributions would emerge between...

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PMID: 36067389
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2022.2119236
PMCID: PMC9986342

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