TY - JOUR
T1 - Self-esteem, negative emotionality, and depression as a common temperamental core
T2 - A study of mid-adolescent twin girls
AU - Neiss, Michelle B.
AU - Stevenson, Jim
AU - Legrand, Lisa N.
AU - Iacono, William G
AU - Sedikides, Constantine
PY - 2009/4
Y1 - 2009/4
N2 - We tested the structure and magnitude of genetic and environmental influences on the overlap among self-esteem, negative emotionality, and major depression symptoms in adolescent girls (N=706) from the Minnesota Twin Family Study. Genetic and environmental influences on all three operated via a general, heritable factor. Genetic influences explained the majority of overlap among the three constructs, as well as most of the variance in self-esteem and negative emotionality. Genetic influences on depression were more modest and largely due to genetic factors specific to depression. These findings support the theory that self-esteem, depression, and neuroticism represent aspects of a common temperamental core. The interrelations among the three constructs in mid-adolescence is consistent with their interrelations in adulthood.
AB - We tested the structure and magnitude of genetic and environmental influences on the overlap among self-esteem, negative emotionality, and major depression symptoms in adolescent girls (N=706) from the Minnesota Twin Family Study. Genetic and environmental influences on all three operated via a general, heritable factor. Genetic influences explained the majority of overlap among the three constructs, as well as most of the variance in self-esteem and negative emotionality. Genetic influences on depression were more modest and largely due to genetic factors specific to depression. These findings support the theory that self-esteem, depression, and neuroticism represent aspects of a common temperamental core. The interrelations among the three constructs in mid-adolescence is consistent with their interrelations in adulthood.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2008.00549.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2008.00549.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 19192078
AN - SCOPUS:61849088314
VL - 77
SP - 327
EP - 346
JO - Journal of Personality
JF - Journal of Personality
SN - 0022-3506
IS - 2
ER -