Is personality linked to season of birth?

The environment is a very significant factor in early childhood development. Season of birth (SOB) is a proxy viable for the environment to which the babies are exposed, thus also significant in early development. This study investigates the association between SOB and personality. A total 2,962 col...

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Autores principales: Hoseon Lee, Hye-Kyung Lee, Kounseok Lee
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a7c2ca6e99244fdfaef7fd96edfaa4432021-12-02T20:09:58ZIs personality linked to season of birth?1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0253815https://doaj.org/article/a7c2ca6e99244fdfaef7fd96edfaa4432021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253815https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203The environment is a very significant factor in early childhood development. Season of birth (SOB) is a proxy viable for the environment to which the babies are exposed, thus also significant in early development. This study investigates the association between SOB and personality. A total 2,962 college students were included as study participants. The participants were classified into four seasonal groups based on their birth month and underwent a personality assessment using the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI). Statistical analysis was performed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and multinomial logistic regression analysis. The male participants born in autumn scored high on the Disorderliness (NS4) subscale (β = 0.055, P = 0.042) and the male participants born in summer and winter scored high on the Extravagance (NS3) subscale (summer: β = 0.072, P = 0.01, winter: β = 0.078, P = 0.003). The difference observed indicates a relationship between the SOB and temperament, especially NS. Our findings suggest that environmental factors may affect temperament in early development, although further research is likely needed to clarify the causality between them.Hoseon LeeHye-Kyung LeeKounseok LeePublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 6, p e0253815 (2021)
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Hoseon Lee
Hye-Kyung Lee
Kounseok Lee
Is personality linked to season of birth?
description The environment is a very significant factor in early childhood development. Season of birth (SOB) is a proxy viable for the environment to which the babies are exposed, thus also significant in early development. This study investigates the association between SOB and personality. A total 2,962 college students were included as study participants. The participants were classified into four seasonal groups based on their birth month and underwent a personality assessment using the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI). Statistical analysis was performed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and multinomial logistic regression analysis. The male participants born in autumn scored high on the Disorderliness (NS4) subscale (β = 0.055, P = 0.042) and the male participants born in summer and winter scored high on the Extravagance (NS3) subscale (summer: β = 0.072, P = 0.01, winter: β = 0.078, P = 0.003). The difference observed indicates a relationship between the SOB and temperament, especially NS. Our findings suggest that environmental factors may affect temperament in early development, although further research is likely needed to clarify the causality between them.
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title Is personality linked to season of birth?
title_short Is personality linked to season of birth?
title_full Is personality linked to season of birth?
title_fullStr Is personality linked to season of birth?
title_full_unstemmed Is personality linked to season of birth?
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