Familial Transmission of Personality Is Higher Than Shown in Typical Studies
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#2Even when kids are put in school, they still spend a lot of time with their parents, and children do a lot of mimetic
Would genetics lead to some personality disorder that are common in a family, and would that lead to similar personalities? Or would some brain-related genes lead to some forms of personality tendencies?
I would also guess the definition of personality could be rejected by skeptics, since it's very difficult to define how we perceive or measure personality traits. It's scientific, but many would have no problem undermining some aspects of those definitions.
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#3Even when kids are put in school, they still spend a lot of time with their parents, and children do a lot of mimetic Would genetics lead to some personality disorder that are common in a family, and would that lead to similar personalities? Or would some brain-related genes lead to some forms of personality tendencies? I would also guess the definition of personality could be rejected by skeptics, since it's very di…
> and children do a lot of mimetic
Do you mean they learn by osmosis from their parents? That's a known thing already and it's very obvious.
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#4Even when kids are put in school, they still spend a lot of time with their parents, and children do a lot of mimetic Would genetics lead to some personality disorder that are common in a family, and would that lead to similar personalities? Or would some brain-related genes lead to some forms of personality tendencies? I would also guess the definition of personality could be rejected by skeptics, since it's very di…
> and children do a lot of mimetic Do you mean they learn by osmosis from their parents? That's a known thing already and it's very obvious.
Only if they have a pool.
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#5The big difference seems to come from self-reporting vs independent reporting. In other words, people around you think your personality is more similar to your dad’s than you think it is.
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#6Even when kids are put in school, they still spend a lot of time with their parents, and children do a lot of mimetic Would genetics lead to some personality disorder that are common in a family, and would that lead to similar personalities? Or would some brain-related genes lead to some forms of personality tendencies? I would also guess the definition of personality could be rejected by skeptics, since it's very di…
Genetics would not impart all personalities, but generally would impart many autistic spectrum traits - which covers a large swath of social interactions - however keep in mind autism is so many genes that a parent may have a completely different reaction to something than their child, and the fact that there is a second gene pool.
For the most part, those genes have massive effects on hormone levels during development which has a huge affect on personality. In general this is why the linkage between personality and heredity is so hard to track.
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#7Even when kids are put in school, they still spend a lot of time with their parents, and children do a lot of mimetic Would genetics lead to some personality disorder that are common in a family, and would that lead to similar personalities? Or would some brain-related genes lead to some forms of personality tendencies? I would also guess the definition of personality could be rejected by skeptics, since it's very di…
> Would genetics lead to some personality disorder that are common in a family, and would that lead to similar personalities?
To some extent, yes. "Personality disorders" are caused by a combination of genetic predispositions and behavior. For instance, someone with a high level of sensitivity might learn from their parents and the environment to become anxious.
> I would also guess the definition of personality could be rejected by skeptics
The thing to understand about psychology is that all the lines are arbitrarily drawn, and other cultures have traditionally had other labels than the west does. There's honestly no escape from the arbitrariness of it, but it helps to come up with some sort of system.
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#8Even when kids are put in school, they still spend a lot of time with their parents, and children do a lot of mimetic Would genetics lead to some personality disorder that are common in a family, and would that lead to similar personalities? Or would some brain-related genes lead to some forms of personality tendencies? I would also guess the definition of personality could be rejected by skeptics, since it's very di…
The personality metrics they're using are the Big-5. The Big 5 has good test-retest scores (if you take the test a month apart, you're likely to get the same scores). Big 5 is used in a ton of psychological studies now.
If I had to bet on nature vs nurture, I'd place bets on nature. Separated twin studies seem to suggest genes are a strong determiner. And if you've ever met a kid who stubbornly prefers to be introverted or extroverted-- it often has nothing to do with how adults are treating them.
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#9Of course this is anecdotal but it's obvious for me I do share several personality traits with my parents. I can see the same in many of my close acquaintances.
Of course this warrants a lot of social issues we simply don't want to face, but I always felt we were just trying to make them a tabu to discuss.
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#10Even when kids are put in school, they still spend a lot of time with their parents, and children do a lot of mimetic Would genetics lead to some personality disorder that are common in a family, and would that lead to similar personalities? Or would some brain-related genes lead to some forms of personality tendencies? I would also guess the definition of personality could be rejected by skeptics, since it's very di…
> and children do a lot of mimetic Do you mean they learn by osmosis from their parents? That's a known thing already and it's very obvious.
Something nobody seems to mention that could be a convoluting factor...
I wonder if this operates bidirectionally - if parents learn traits from their offspring, maybe to a lesser extent. If you have a group of people that constantly spend time around each other, they all seem to average out their social tendencies over time, to some degree. As children get older and develop more defined characteristics, it's possible this isn't a one-way street.