Anxious or outgoing? Huge study links ‘Big Five’ personality traits to genetic variants

Nature, Published online: 02 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02761-5Researchers identify more than 1,200 personality-linked genetic variants, with effects largely independent of family background.

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Anxious or outgoing? Huge study links ‘Big Five’ personality traits to genetic variants

Nature, Published online: 02 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02761-5Researchers identify more than 1,200 personality-linked genetic variants, with effects largely independent of family background.

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