A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Reproductive Behavior and Personality Traits of the Five Factor Model
Authors: Jokela M, Alvergne A, Pollet TV, Lummaa V
Publisher: WILEY
Publication year: 2011
Journal: European Journal of Personality
Journal name in source: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY
Journal acronym: EUR J PERSONALITY
Volume: 25
Issue: 6
First page : 487
Last page: 500
Number of pages: 14
ISSN: 0890-2070
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/per.822
Abstract
We examined associations between Five Factor Model personality traits and various outcomes of reproductive behavior in a sample of 15 729 women and men from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) and Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS) survey. Personality and reproductive history was self-reported in adulthood (mean age: 53 years). High extraversion, high openness to experience, and low neuroticism were associated with larger number of children in both sexes, while high agreeableness and low conscientiousness correlated with larger offspring number in women only. These associations were independent of marital status. There were also more specific associations between personality and timing of childbearing. The findings demonstrate that personality traits of the Five Factor Model are systematically associated with multiple reproductive outcomes. Copyright (C) 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
We examined associations between Five Factor Model personality traits and various outcomes of reproductive behavior in a sample of 15 729 women and men from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS) and Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS) survey. Personality and reproductive history was self-reported in adulthood (mean age: 53 years). High extraversion, high openness to experience, and low neuroticism were associated with larger number of children in both sexes, while high agreeableness and low conscientiousness correlated with larger offspring number in women only. These associations were independent of marital status. There were also more specific associations between personality and timing of childbearing. The findings demonstrate that personality traits of the Five Factor Model are systematically associated with multiple reproductive outcomes. Copyright (C) 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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