Toward a Social-Genetic Model of Well-being and Prosociality
Study code
CBR61
Lead researcher
Dr. Aleksandr Kogan
Study type
Participant re-contact
Institution or company
University of Cambridge
Researcher type
Academic
Speciality area
Cross-cutting
Recruitment Site
Online
Summary
We are interested in understanding more about the relationship between people’s genetics, personalities, and social experiences in how they shape well-being and perspectives of the world.
This study is examining the relationship between genetic variation of the receptors in the brain for oxytocin, and social and personality factors. It is looking at how these factors, working together, impact on a person’s well-being, their sociability and their prosocial, or altruistic, behaviour.
Participation: For this study we recruited 453 volunteers from the Cambridge BioResource to complete a series of online questionnaires and games lasting for approximately 40 minutes.
Organisation: This study is organised by Dr Aleksandr Kogan from the Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge.