 The term is used in number of ways including the

apparent features of a person.

 However APA (American Psychological

Association)refers it as individual differences in
characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and
acting.

 Morton Prince(1924) defines, It is the sum of all

biological, innate dispositions, impulses,
tendencies, appetites and instincts of individuals
and the acquired dispositions and tendencies
acquired by experiences.
 There are two main factors.
 Name of the researcher.
 Year of the research.
 The method of the research.
 The Result.
 Content.
 The things that we got from it.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gbb.12439
Name of the researchers Year of the research

1. S. Sanchez- Roige

2. J. C. Gray
20 November 2017
3. J. MacKillop

4. C.-H. Chen

5. A. A. Palmer
 Twin and Family studies (Twin studies are studies
conducted on identical or fraternal twins.

 They aim to reveal the importance of environmental

and genetic influences for traits, phenotypes, and
disorders.

 Twin research is considered a key tool in behavioral

genetics and in related fields, from biology to
psychology)
1. The two factors of personality were explained separately.

2. How genes affect on one’s personality.

3. If there is any changes in genes, there may be changes

in personality also.

4. It has been said that personality traits reflect the

tendency to respond in certain ways under any
circumstances.( Thoughts, feelings)

5. They stated that genetic variation in personality traits such

as neuroticism shares a common genetic basis with mental
illnesses such as major depression.
 Although both personality and genetics are
two separate factors, they are interrelated.

 Man inherits genes from birth and personality

is formed according to then way a person
lives in society.

 A person behaves in society. Talks, engages

in various activities because of the influences
of these genes it all shows their personality.
 https://www.dovepress.com/the-influence-of-genetic-factors-on-
personality-and-coping-with-stress-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-
CIA
Name of the researchers Year of the research

1. Jurczak A

2. Szkup M • Accepted for

publication 21 June
3. Safranow K 2019

4. Samochowiec A • Published 25 July 2019

Volume 2019:14 Pages
5. Wieder-Huszla S 1353—1360

6. Owsianowska J

7. Grochans E
 The study involved 345 healthy late reproductive
age women from northwest Poland, whose mean
age was 42.3±4.5 years. The study was
conducted using The Coping Inventory for
Stressful Situations, The Neuroticism-
Extraversion-Openness Five--Factor Inventory,
and genetic testing.

 1.study design
 2.setting and sample
 3.Ethical considerations
 4.Measurments and instrument
 5.Data Analysis
 Considering that stress is so common in everyday
life, an attempt to understand how stress-coping
styles are related to personality and genetic
factors acquires special significance.

 The influence of genetic factors on personality

and stress-coping styles in healthy late
reproductive age women is an innovative
research direction.

 how genetically it influences on personality.

analyzing the research and results.
 There were neither statistically significant
relationships between personality traits and
the genotype distribution of the 30-bp VNTR
polymorphism in the MAO-A promoter
region, nor between stress-coping styles and
the genotype distribution of the 30-bp VNTR
polymorphism in the MAO-A promoter
region.
 Based on the results, Some of personality traits are genetically
determined.

 The choice of a stress-coping style is significantly influenced by

personality traits.

 A direct influence of genetic factors on the choice of a stress-

coping style was not confirmed in our study.

 Stress wreaks havoc on both our emotional well-being and our

physical health. Therefore, the ability to deal with stress
efficiently is of the greatest importance.
 The knowledge of how personality traits influence the choice of
stress-coping styles could be used to help people deal with
stress successfully even if they are inclined by nature to adopt
ineffective stress-coping strategies.
 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S014976342
0304474
Name of the researchers Year of the research

1. Christian Montag

2. Richard P Ebstein
Nov 2020
3. Philippe Jawinski

4. Sebastian Markett
 GWAS (Genome Wide Association Studies) [A
genome-wide association study is an
approach used in genetics research to
associate specific genetic variations with
particular diseases]
 The candidate gene strategy has frequently
(though not always) failed to identify
repeatable relationships between genetic
variants and behavioral variables.

 (GWAS) are currently leveraged to explore

gene-behavior associations through genetic
correlation and polygenic score prediction

 GWAS points towards reliable genetic

associations.
 The candidate gene strategy has frequently
(though not always) failed to identify
repeatable relationships between genetic
variants and behavioral variables.

 (GWAS) are currently leveraged to explore

gene-behavior associations through genetic
correlation and polygenic score prediction.
 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4670606/
Name of the researchers Year of the research

1. Daniel A. Briley
• Published online 2015
2. Elliot M. Tucker- Drob Jun 25
 They drew on earlier meta-analyses of
behavioral genetic longitudinal studies of
personality and cognition across the lifespan,
paying close attention to age trends in
heritability and differential stability.
 Although there are clear variations between the two, both
intellect and personality are moderately heritable and show
significant gains in stability with age.

 First, whereas personality heredity only slightly declines with

age, cognition heritability significantly rises with kid age.

 Second, while the stabilization of personality with age is

entirely controlled by environmental factors, the stabilization
of cognition with age is largely mediated by genetic factors.

 Third, the maturational time-course of stability varies:

personality stability takes three decades to approach its
asymptote, whereas cognition stability approaches it at the
end of the first decade of life.
 They had discussed how these divergent
patterns may arise from the intersection of
proximal gene-environment dynamics,
developmental processes, broad social
contexts, and evolutionary pressures.
 So actually is personality genetical ?

It happens frequently that someone will appear to inherit their

parents' quick temper or meticulous habits. The same child can
get the huge blue eyes and thick curly hair of their parents.
While the genetic correlations for the physical traits may be
obvious, it can be difficult to determine if the behavioral traits
are inherited or acquired via years of experience during
childhood.
1. Genes are one factor among several that influence our traits.

2. In fact, according to a study, genetics account for 20% to 60% of

our disposition. Additionally, they discovered that some
fundamental genes play a role in the communication of brain cells,
which directly influences a person's personality and behaviors.

3. The effects of specific genes on sociability, susceptibility to

anxiety or depression, self-control, and other traits can be
profound.

4. According to the same study, while life experiences and events

may cause our personality traits to change as we mature into adults,
our fundamental temperament usually does not.

5. This implies that we are made up of particular qualities with

genetic roots at the core of our temperament.