TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Association between second to fourth digit ratio and personality among Indian men
JO  - American journal of human biology
A1  - Bagepally, Bhavani S.
A1  - Majumder, Joydeep
A1  - Kotadiya, Sanjay M.
SP  - e23331
EP  - e23331
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVES: To examine the relationship between the personality domains with the second to fourth digit ratio (2d:4d); a prenatal testosterone exposure marker. <br><br>METHODS: The 2d:4d for both hands was measured for the Indian male subjects' (n = 994). Ten-item personality inventory and displaced aggression questionnaire data were collected in a self-reported proforma in this cross sectional study with a convenient sampling approach. <br><br>RESULTS: The personality traits, namely openness to new experiences, carelessness, and self-discipline were significantly differed between lower-half and higher-half of 2d:4d by median split. The right hand 2d:4d was positively correlated with open to new experiences and negatively correlated with disorganization, carelessness, and revenge planning. The left hand 2d:4d was positively correlated with aggression. On binary logistic regression, openness was positively associated while carelessness was negatively associated with the right hand 2d:4d and self-discipline trait was negatively associated with the left hand 2d:4d. <br><br>CONCLUSION: This study affirmed the link between 2d:4d and domains of Big Five personality factors among Indian men and inverse relationship between 2d:4d and more "female" hands in the domains of disorganization, carelessness, and revenge planning even in men, emphasizing the effect of prenatal testosterone exposure on human personality.<br><br>© 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1042-0533
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.23331
ID  - ref1
ER  -