美国样本中关于基因对亲社会和反社会行为的影响的信念
Matthew S Lebowitz1, Baoyi Shi2, Kathryn Tabb3
1Columbia University, USA.
Public understanding of science (Bristol, England)
|October 20, 2025
概括
人们认为基因对亲社会行为比反社会行为更有影响力. 这种看法与"自然"行为如何看起来有关,并受到种族的影响,特别是在非洲裔美国男性身上.
科学领域:
- 行为遗传学行为遗传学
- 社会心理学 社会心理学
- 人类的行为 人类的行为
背景情况:
- 越来越多地了解基因与行为之间的联系.
- 之前的研究表明,对于亲社会行为而不是反社会行为来说,遗传的影响被认为更大.
- 目前正在探索不对称的基础.
研究的目的:
- 在美国样本中检查亲社会与反社会行为的遗传归因中的不对称性.
- 确定介导这种不对称性的因素.
- 调查对遗传属性的潜在人口影响.
主要方法:
- 基于调查的研究,采用美国参与者样本.
- 评估对描述行为的遗传影响的归因.
- 行为所感知的"自然性"的测量.
- 对包括种族在内的人口变量进行分析.
主要成果:
- 证实了不对称性:遗传影响更多归因于亲社会而不是反社会行为.
- 由行为所感知的"自然性"介导的不对称性.
- 非洲裔美国人的基因归因较低,尤其是男性.
结论:
- 遗传归属被选择性地认可.
- 感知反映了潜在的心理动机和对人性的看法.
- 研究结果强调了感知到的自然性和种族在塑造遗传特征中的作用.
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