In this article, we describe three emerging trends in the application of behavioral genetic methods to the study of temperament. The trends—using multiple methods to assess temperament, considering contextual influences on temperament, and evaluating the structure of temperament—have been well studied in the phenotypic literature, but adding a behavioral genetic perspective can enrich our understanding of temperament. We review recent behavioral genetic research in each of these areas and discuss its implications.

中文翻译：

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儿童气质行为遗传研究的新兴趋势。

在本文中，我们描述了行为遗传方法在气质研究中应用的三个新兴趋势。在表型文献中已经很好地研究了这种趋势-使用多种方法评估气质，考虑上下文对气质的影响以及评估气质的结构，但是添加行为遗传观点可以丰富我们对气质的理解。我们回顾了最近在这些领域中的行为遗传研究，并讨论了其含义。