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Re:Genetic contribution to neuroticism associated with afflu... by Natsu on Sunday February 25, 2018 @02:13PM (#16460582)
Neroticism [1] also correlates with being female. And women, on average, have longer lifespans.

[1] The big 5 personality trait, not to be confused with neuroses.

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Re:Genetic contribution to neuroticism associated with afflu... by OilDerek on Sunday February 25, 2018 @06:47PM (#16461936)
The article is looking at genetic differences, not environmental ones. The small gender difference in neuroticism is actually overexplained by the difference in rates of childhood sexual assault alone, meaning that if anything females are genetically predisposed to be less neurotic.
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Re:Genetic contribution to neuroticism associated with afflu... by projektir on Sunday February 25, 2018 @07:22PM (#16462093)
I'd be really curious to see data on this, do you have a link?
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Re:Genetic contribution to neuroticism associated with afflu... by andai on Sunday February 25, 2018 @06:22PM (#16461815)
A difference in metabolism, risk taking, or perhaps both?
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