Genetic Influences on Political Ideologies: Twin Analyses of 19 Measures of Political Ideologies from Five Democracies and Genome-Wide Findings from Three Populations

Almost 40 years ago, evidence from large studies of adult twins and their relatives suggested that between 30 and 60 % of the variance in social and political attitudes could be explained by genetic influences. However, these findings have not been widely accepted or incorporated into the dominant p...

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Published in:	Behavior genetics 2014-05, Vol.44 (3), p.282-294
Main Authors:	Hatemi, Peter K., Medland, Sarah E., Klemmensen, Robert, Oskarsson, Sven, Littvay, Levente, Dawes, Christopher T., Verhulst, Brad, McDermott, Rose, Nørgaard, Asbjørn Sonne, Klofstad, Casey A., Christensen, Kaare, Johannesson, Magnus, Magnusson, Patrik K. E., Eaves, Lindon J., Martin, Nicholas G.
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Language:	English
Subjects:	Adults Attitudes Australia Behavioral Science and Psychology Clinical Psychology Democracy Etiology Exceptions Families & family life Fishermen Genetic factors Genetics Genome-Wide Association Study Genomics Health Psychology Humans Ideology Measurement Meta-analysis Original Research Personality - genetics Political Attitudes Political Ideologies Political ideology Political Power Politics Psychology Public Health Social factors Sweden Systematic review Twin studies Twins
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