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Associations between digit ratio (2D:4D) and locus of control

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Abstract

The relative lengths of the index and ring fingers (2D:4D), as well as the directional asymmetry betweenthe right and left hands [D(R–L)], are putative measures of prenatal sex hormone exposure. The 2D:4Dratio has been associated with a number of personality traits including neuroticism, agreeableness,extraversion, and openness to experience. The current study therefore aimed to build on these findingsby investigating 2D:4D in relation to Rotter’s (1966) Locus of Control Questionnaire (LoCQ). Significantpositive correlations were observed between LoCQ scores in females and right hand 2D:4D and D(R–L),though no such relationships emerged in males. The findings suggest that differences in concentrationand/or sensitivity to prenatal sex hormones may play a role in the development of an individual’s locusof control.

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Author(s): Richards G, Stewart-Williams S, Reed P

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Personality and Individual Differences

Year: 2015

Volume: 83

Pages: 102-105

Print publication date: 01/09/2015

Online publication date: 11/04/2015

Acceptance date: 26/03/2015

Date deposited: 05/07/2018

ISSN (print): 0191-8869

ISSN (electronic): 1873-3549

Publisher: Pergamon Press

URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2015.03.047

DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2015.03.047

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