Spouse similarity for IQ and personality and convergence

A similar pattern of spousal association for IQ scores and personality traits was found in two British samples from Oxford and Cambridge. There was no indirect evidence from either sample to suggest that convergence occurred during marriage. All observed assortative mating might well be due to initi...

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Published in:Behavior genetics 1989-03, Vol.19 (2), p.223-227
Main Author: MASCIE-TAYLOR, C. G. N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Classical genetics, quantitative genetics, hybrids
Extraversion (Psychology)
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Genetics of eukaryotes. Biological and molecular evolution
Human
Humans
Intelligence
Introversion (Psychology)
Male
Marriage
Personality Inventory
Phenotype
Social Environment
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Summary:A similar pattern of spousal association for IQ scores and personality traits was found in two British samples from Oxford and Cambridge. There was no indirect evidence from either sample to suggest that convergence occurred during marriage. All observed assortative mating might well be due to initial assortment.
ISSN:0001-8244
1573-3297
DOI:10.1007/bf01065906