title: Emerging Trends in Behavioral Genetic Studies of Child Temperament.
abstract: In this article, we describe three emerging trends in the application of behavioral genetic methods to the study of temperament. The trends-using multiple methods to assess temperament, considering contextual influences on temperament, and evaluating the structure of temperament-have been well studied in the phenotypic literature, but adding a behavioral genetic perspective can enrich our understanding of temperament. We review recent behavioral genetic research in each of these areas and discuss its implications.
authors.affiliation: Boston University.
authors.forename: Kimberly J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Saudino
authors.affiliation: Boston University.
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Micalizzi
keywords: behavioral genetics; individual differences; temperament