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July 2015 PMID 25961374

Heritability of personality: A meta-analysis of behavior genetic studies.

Tena Vukasović, Denis Bratko

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Overall, discussions revolve around the core finding that about 40-50% of personality variance is genetically influenced, supported by examples like mentions of twin and adoption studies. The tone is analytical, with posters citing specific data points, such as heritability estimates, and debating the robustness of the evidence, demonstrating moderate interest and engagement about the implications of genetic research in personality traits.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions acknowledge the finding that roughly 40-50% of personality traits are heritable, indicating general agreement with the research conclusions.

InterestModerate interest

Participants show moderate curiosity, often referencing the heritability percentages and related debates about environmental influences.

EngagementModerate engagement

Posts include references to specific studies, questions about scientific validity, and critique of study designs, suggesting a thoughtful engagement.

ImpactModerate impact

The discourse reflects recognition of the study’s relevance, with some comments emphasizing how understanding genetic influences could shape future personality research.

Abstract in brief

  • The meta-analysis found that about 40% of individual differences in personality are due to genetics, with the remaining 60% influenced by the environment, and this was consistent across different personality models and genders.
  • Study design significantly affected heritability estimates, with twin studies reporting higher genetic influence (47%) compared to family and adoption studies (22%).
  • The research is the first to empirically confirm that the type of study design influences heritability estimates, highlighting the importance of considering study methodology in personality genetics research.]
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みのゆ
@minoyu · X

「十中八九」は盛り過ぎだと思う。 メタ解析によると養子研究から導かれる性格の（狭義の）遺伝率はせいぜい0.22（https://t.co/pv6J9pQMYU）。 性格の特徴は、親子が似てないのに一卵性ふたごが比較的似てること。とはいえ広義の遺伝率でもせいぜい0.47。 https://t.co/CUaZCwtYP8

Aug 27, 2022 · 14 likes · 3 shares · 499 followers View post →
Astorm_
@PunishedAstorm · X

@Ronchas_16 «El 40% de las diferencias individuales en personalidad se deben a causas genéticas, mientras que el 60% se debe a influencias ambientales» El hombre no es un ser uniforme que pueda ser moldeado a la voluntad de las instituciones. https://t.co/PCBr13Ybyp https://t.co/8Np9ghuA53

Jan 12, 2025 · 10 likes · 2 shares · 154 followers View post →
Legitimate Yam
@Legitimate_Yam · X

@iamChalzz @MindEnjoyer Also their point about personality works against them, for example here are a few adoption studies showing lower h2 estimates than twins, so its not only GWAS that shows lower h2 estimates https://t.co/O14EP5ZfmC https://t.co/FciaMQOF8u https://t.co/BxGs6QmNbs https://t.co/CA0cRijNfX

Mar 17, 2024 · 4 likes · 101 followers View post →
Amir Sariaslan
@AmirSariaslan · X

@AgnesWold Om man är specifikt intresserad av tvillingstudier som har undersökt personlighetsdrag finns den här meta-analysen från 2015: https://t.co/pv8mVO90N6

Jul 14, 2022 · 3 likes · 20,250 followers View post →
uhc
@uhcensored · X

@pimajel Kişilik çok karmaşık. Genetik faktörler ve paylaşılmayan çevre ile ilişkili daha çok. https://t.co/apyci4gSX3

Oct 6, 2022 · 2 likes · 27,001 followers View post →
Alex Auerbach
@AlexAuerbachPhD · X

6. https://t.co/3LAgF1kZP9 7. https://t.co/OsiKivKTDX 8. https://t.co/J27kJX8uuT

May 19, 2021 · 2 likes · 8,409 followers View post →

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Viktor Valgarðsson
@viktor888 · X

@Maninn50 @arnarar Um 40% af persónuleika fólks ákvarðast af erfðum (https://t.co/FrYvZIdH58) og um 95% af erfðafræðilegum breytileika fólks er innan "kynþátta" (https://t.co/6w8H6R0GM0). Þessi ca. 5% sem eftir standa ráða aðallega húðlit og líkamsbyggingu.

Nov 19, 2025 · 1 like · 1,169 followers View post →
Ben
@Ben2025Forest · X

@tinke971 @ainyrockstar Sind diese "70-80% machen die Gene aus" wissenschaftlich fundiert? Die Prägung durch das soziale Umfeld wirkt i.d.R. stärker als die Genetik. Das zeigen auch etliche Studien. https://t.co/IMH9sCFFNB https://t.co/OEF4q9P1mr

Oct 9, 2025 · 30 followers View post →
Hamed
@1ha36d · X

اصلاً مخالف به سرپرستی قبول کردن نیستم، بحث چیز دیگه‌ایه: ۴۰ درصد رفتارها مستقیماً از والدین به ارث می‌رسه. ۶۰ درصد باقیمانده از محیط که درصد بالایی در چند سال اول تولد شکل می‌گیره. https://t.co/iT01JoxCXT https://t.co/cpNvF4uLni

Jun 4, 2025 · 1 like · 83 followers View post →
r4vcl
@r4vcl · X

RT @PunishedAstorm: @Ronchas_16 «El 40% de las diferencias individuales en personalidad se deben a causas genéticas, mientras que el 60% se…

Jan 12, 2025 · 2 shares · 821 followers View post →
Astorm_
@PunishedAstorm · X

RT @PunishedAstorm: @Ronchas_16 «El 40% de las diferencias individuales en personalidad se deben a causas genéticas, mientras que el 60% se…

Jan 12, 2025 · 2 shares · 154 followers View post →
Astorm_
@PunishedAstorm · X

@Ronchas_16 «El 40% de las diferencias individuales en personalidad se deben a causas genéticas, mientras que el 60% se debe a influencias ambientales» El hombre no es un ser uniforme que pueda ser moldeado a la voluntad de las instituciones. https://t.co/PCBr13Ybyp https://t.co/8Np9ghuA53

Jan 12, 2025 · 10 likes · 2 shares · 154 followers View post →
Accord
@DicapRob · X

@volkvulture1 @ArtemisConsort I agree that IQ isn’t the greatest determinant of traits, but there are other studies which further demonstrates the predetermined traits in personalities, i.e.: https://t.co/chbAlcvRCT

Dec 12, 2024 · 47 followers View post →
Restu Aji
@danangrestuaji · X

@ah_mad0410 @awesomeposted Hereditas kepribadian ilmiah , 1. Heritability of personality: A meta-analysis of behavior genetic studies. 2. Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for personality. 3. Role of genotype in the cycle of violence in maltreated children

Sep 9, 2024 · 2 likes · 49 followers View post →
Brandon Fishback
@Bfish94 · X

@DefenderOfBasic There’s a lot of research on heritability of personality. It’s something like 40%. https://t.co/JIBwznyBVM

May 22, 2024 · 59 followers View post →
Przemysław Bąbel
@PrzemyslawBabel · X

@BurnerCoffee @BoczkowskaMart @AwGorczyk https://t.co/hdkpjJO1HO

Apr 16, 2024 · 2 likes · 1,435 followers View post →
Legitimate Yam
@Legitimate_Yam · X

@iamChalzz @MindEnjoyer Also their point about personality works against them, for example here are a few adoption studies showing lower h2 estimates than twins, so its not only GWAS that shows lower h2 estimates https://t.co/O14EP5ZfmC https://t.co/FciaMQOF8u https://t.co/BxGs6QmNbs https://t.co/CA0cRijNfX

Mar 17, 2024 · 4 likes · 101 followers View post →
AngloAesthetics
@AngloAesthetics · X

The heritability of personality is around 40-50%. https://t.co/awZ50tzghg https://t.co/CTwqE3BaO9 https://t.co/GWPl0D6mfj

Jun 22, 2023 · 2 likes · 1,522 followers View post →
Bruce Long
@BruceRLong · X

Little Christian academic stooges and other sociopaths: Stop using 'I don't like Bruce' and 'Go8 gave me unethical directives for marking Bruce' marking criteria. That would be marvy. It's called not doing sociopathy. Paper, Question, Answer, Rubric/Mark https://t.co/gwuxRo2HSV https://t.co/p9JBsxjsrq

Mar 25, 2023 · 1 like · 825 followers View post →
David
@Frankie_Fuzz · X

@Soul_Needed @RokoMijic @austin_caroe https://t.co/OIkCa6ZTz9

Jan 22, 2023 · 1 like · 19 followers View post →
uhc
@uhcensored · X

@pimajel Kişilik çok karmaşık. Genetik faktörler ve paylaşılmayan çevre ile ilişkili daha çok. https://t.co/apyci4gSX3

Oct 6, 2022 · 2 likes · 27,001 followers View post →
asutorahann
@asutorahann · X

RT @minoyu: 「十中八九」は盛り過ぎだと思う。 メタ解析によると養子研究から導かれる性格の（狭義の）遺伝率はせいぜい0.22（https://t.co/pv6J9pQMYU）。 性格の特徴は、親子が似てないのに一卵性ふたごが比較的似てること。とはいえ広義の遺伝率でもせ…

Aug 31, 2022 · 3 shares · 842 followers View post →
ぽっこり
@harapokkori · X

RT @minoyu: 「十中八九」は盛り過ぎだと思う。 メタ解析によると養子研究から導かれる性格の（狭義の）遺伝率はせいぜい0.22（https://t.co/pv6J9pQMYU）。 性格の特徴は、親子が似てないのに一卵性ふたごが比較的似てること。とはいえ広義の遺伝率でもせ…

Aug 27, 2022 · 3 shares · 937 followers View post →
みのゆ
@minoyu · X

「十中八九」は盛り過ぎだと思う。 メタ解析によると養子研究から導かれる性格の（狭義の）遺伝率はせいぜい0.22（https://t.co/pv6J9pQMYU）。 性格の特徴は、親子が似てないのに一卵性ふたごが比較的似てること。とはいえ広義の遺伝率でもせいぜい0.47。 https://t.co/CUaZCwtYP8

Aug 27, 2022 · 14 likes · 3 shares · 499 followers View post →
Amir Sariaslan
@AmirSariaslan · X

@AgnesWold Om man är specifikt intresserad av tvillingstudier som har undersökt personlighetsdrag finns den här meta-analysen från 2015: https://t.co/pv8mVO90N6

Jul 14, 2022 · 3 likes · 20,250 followers View post →
SystematicReviewBot
@EvidenceRobot · X

RT @ASDtaro_: Heritability of personality: A meta-analysis of behavior genetic studies. - PsycNET https://t.co/kVPzKDjVUA

Mar 6, 2022 · 1 share · 6,701 followers View post →
としい
@ASDtaro_ · X

Heritability of personality: A meta-analysis of behavior genetic studies. - PsycNET https://t.co/kVPzKDjVUA

Mar 6, 2022 · 2 likes · 1 share · 1,265 followers View post →
Reply guy
@GolerGkA · X

@AlexandrBit @AncapJudge Не гены? https://t.co/8EbdQue08x

Sep 11, 2021 · 3,036 followers View post →
Alex Auerbach
@AlexAuerbachPhD · X

6. https://t.co/3LAgF1kZP9 7. https://t.co/OsiKivKTDX 8. https://t.co/J27kJX8uuT

May 19, 2021 · 2 likes · 8,409 followers View post →
Todd Bonzalez
@SelectivePress · X

@goodwin_corina @aaronclauset @alliecmorgan @laberge_nick @DanLarremore https://t.co/COJ1TQIRW6

Mar 25, 2021 · 1 like · 523 followers View post →
Emil Kirkegaard
@KirkegaardEmil · X

Meta-analysis of studies with normal variation. Only 1 adoption study! 117 persons, lol https://t.co/yUh3FcHAOD

Jan 31, 2021 · 1 like · 46,275 followers View post →
23andski
@23andski · X

@RichardLinner @kph3k Only for agreeableness ldsc h2<se(h2).Therefore snp-h2 not significantly different from 0. This might have to do with gender bias which is highest in agreeableness. Why dont you use the 23andme sumstats... https://t.co/DwbK7PvXYi

Oct 20, 2020 · 154 followers View post →
The GOD Himself
@TheGODHimself8 · X

@VeteranEU @feelsocleanlik1 Ok, point taken. The original comment didn't talk about personality only though. However, even more recent meta study https://t.co/lM3bqItcMD seems to agree with the range 40 - 50 % (their estimate is 48%, not that different, it might make it 50/50 though).

Mar 10, 2020 · 6 followers View post →