Genetic and environmental influences on the relationship between flow proneness, locus of control and behavioral inhibition.

Flow is a psychological state of high but subjectively effortless attention that typically occurs during active performance of challenging tasks and is accompanied by a sense of automaticity, high control, low self-awareness, and enjoyment. Flow proneness is associated with traits and behaviors rela...

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Autores principales:	Miriam A Mosing, Nancy L Pedersen, David Cesarini, Magnus Johannesson, Patrik K E Magnusson, Jeanne Nakamura, Guy Madison, Fredrik Ullén
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3a59bc2914ca4f92b39c0a48008e6f5d2021-11-18T08:10:11ZGenetic and environmental influences on the relationship between flow proneness, locus of control and behavioral inhibition.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0047958https://doaj.org/article/3a59bc2914ca4f92b39c0a48008e6f5d2012-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23133606/pdf/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Flow is a psychological state of high but subjectively effortless attention that typically occurs during active performance of challenging tasks and is accompanied by a sense of automaticity, high control, low self-awareness, and enjoyment. Flow proneness is associated with traits and behaviors related to low neuroticism such as emotional stability, conscientiousness, active coping, self-esteem and life satisfaction. Little is known about the genetic architecture of flow proneness, behavioral inhibition and locus of control--traits also associated with neuroticism--and their interrelation. Here, we hypothesized that individuals low in behavioral inhibition and with an internal locus of control would be more likely to experience flow and explored the genetic and environmental architecture of the relationship between the three variables. Behavioral inhibition and locus of control was measured in a large population sample of 3,375 full twin pairs and 4,527 single twins, about 26% of whom also scored the flow proneness questionnaire. Findings revealed significant but relatively low correlations between the three traits and moderate heritability estimates of .41, .45, and .30 for flow proneness, behavioral inhibition, and locus of control, respectively, with some indication of non-additive genetic influences. For behavioral inhibition we found significant sex differences in heritability, with females showing a higher estimate including significant non-additive genetic influences, while in males the entire heritability was due to additive genetic variance. We also found a mainly genetically mediated relationship between the three traits, suggesting that individuals who are genetically predisposed to experience flow, show less behavioral inhibition (less anxious) and feel that they are in control of their own destiny (internal locus of control). We discuss that some of the genes underlying this relationship may include those influencing the function of dopaminergic neural systems.Miriam A MosingNancy L PedersenDavid CesariniMagnus JohannessonPatrik K E MagnussonJeanne NakamuraGuy MadisonFredrik UllénPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 11, p e47958 (2012)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Miriam A Mosing Nancy L Pedersen David Cesarini Magnus Johannesson Patrik K E Magnusson Jeanne Nakamura Guy Madison Fredrik Ullén Genetic and environmental influences on the relationship between flow proneness, locus of control and behavioral inhibition.
description	Flow is a psychological state of high but subjectively effortless attention that typically occurs during active performance of challenging tasks and is accompanied by a sense of automaticity, high control, low self-awareness, and enjoyment. Flow proneness is associated with traits and behaviors related to low neuroticism such as emotional stability, conscientiousness, active coping, self-esteem and life satisfaction. Little is known about the genetic architecture of flow proneness, behavioral inhibition and locus of control--traits also associated with neuroticism--and their interrelation. Here, we hypothesized that individuals low in behavioral inhibition and with an internal locus of control would be more likely to experience flow and explored the genetic and environmental architecture of the relationship between the three variables. Behavioral inhibition and locus of control was measured in a large population sample of 3,375 full twin pairs and 4,527 single twins, about 26% of whom also scored the flow proneness questionnaire. Findings revealed significant but relatively low correlations between the three traits and moderate heritability estimates of .41, .45, and .30 for flow proneness, behavioral inhibition, and locus of control, respectively, with some indication of non-additive genetic influences. For behavioral inhibition we found significant sex differences in heritability, with females showing a higher estimate including significant non-additive genetic influences, while in males the entire heritability was due to additive genetic variance. We also found a mainly genetically mediated relationship between the three traits, suggesting that individuals who are genetically predisposed to experience flow, show less behavioral inhibition (less anxious) and feel that they are in control of their own destiny (internal locus of control). We discuss that some of the genes underlying this relationship may include those influencing the function of dopaminergic neural systems.
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author	Miriam A Mosing Nancy L Pedersen David Cesarini Magnus Johannesson Patrik K E Magnusson Jeanne Nakamura Guy Madison Fredrik Ullén
author_facet	Miriam A Mosing Nancy L Pedersen David Cesarini Magnus Johannesson Patrik K E Magnusson Jeanne Nakamura Guy Madison Fredrik Ullén
author_sort	Miriam A Mosing
title	Genetic and environmental influences on the relationship between flow proneness, locus of control and behavioral inhibition.
title_short	Genetic and environmental influences on the relationship between flow proneness, locus of control and behavioral inhibition.
title_full	Genetic and environmental influences on the relationship between flow proneness, locus of control and behavioral inhibition.
title_fullStr	Genetic and environmental influences on the relationship between flow proneness, locus of control and behavioral inhibition.
title_full_unstemmed	Genetic and environmental influences on the relationship between flow proneness, locus of control and behavioral inhibition.
title_sort	genetic and environmental influences on the relationship between flow proneness, locus of control and behavioral inhibition.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2012
url	https://doaj.org/article/3a59bc2914ca4f92b39c0a48008e6f5d
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Genetic and environmental influences on the relationship between flow proneness, locus of control and behavioral inhibition.

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