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ReviewNature human behaviour2025

An interdisciplinary linked-lives approach to individual differences in social behaviour.

Niclas Kuper, Yves Breitmoser, Barbara Caspers, Melanie Dammhahn, Jürgen Gadau, Marie I Kaiser, Christian Kandler, Martin Kroh, Oliver Krüger, Joachim Kurtz and 5 more

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Review in Nature human behaviour, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Niclas KuperJICE, Joint Institute for Individualisation in a Changing Environment, University of Münster and Bielefeld University, Münster, Germany. niclas.kuper@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6901-0205
Yves BreitmoserJICE, Joint Institute for Individualisation in a Changing Environment, University of Münster and Bielefeld University, Münster, Germany.
Barbara CaspersJICE, Joint Institute for Individualisation in a Changing Environment, University of Münster and Bielefeld University, Münster, Germany.
Melanie DammhahnJICE, Joint Institute for Individualisation in a Changing Environment, University of Münster and Bielefeld University, Münster, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0557-740X
Jürgen GadauJICE, Joint Institute for Individualisation in a Changing Environment, University of Münster and Bielefeld University, Münster, Germany.
Marie I KaiserJICE, Joint Institute for Individualisation in a Changing Environment, University of Münster and Bielefeld University, Münster, Germany.
Christian KandlerJICE, Joint Institute for Individualisation in a Changing Environment, University of Münster and Bielefeld University, Münster, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9175-235X
Martin KrohJICE, Joint Institute for Individualisation in a Changing Environment, University of Münster and Bielefeld University, Münster, Germany.
Oliver KrügerJICE, Joint Institute for Individualisation in a Changing Environment, University of Münster and Bielefeld University, Münster, Germany.
Joachim KurtzJICE, Joint Institute for Individualisation in a Changing Environment, University of Münster and Bielefeld University, Münster, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7258-459X
Sakari LemolaJICE, Joint Institute for Individualisation in a Changing Environment, University of Münster and Bielefeld University, Münster, Germany.
John F RauthmannJICE, Joint Institute for Individualisation in a Changing Environment, University of Münster and Bielefeld University, Münster, Germany.
S Helene RichterJICE, Joint Institute for Individualisation in a Changing Environment, University of Münster and Bielefeld University, Münster, Germany.
Claudia Voelcker-RehageJICE, Joint Institute for Individualisation in a Changing Environment, University of Münster and Bielefeld University, Münster, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5398-4099
Mitja D BackJICE, Joint Institute for Individualisation in a Changing Environment, University of Münster and Bielefeld University, Münster, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2186-1558

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Individuals differ considerably in their social behaviour. Recently, various behavioural sciences have begun to acknowledge the systematic nature and high relevance of this individuality, but approaches from different disciplines are currently isolated from each other. We propose an integrative, interdisciplinary approach for a more comprehensive understanding of individuality in social behaviour, considering (1) features ('What kinds of individual differences exist?'), (2) sources ('How do these differences emerge within individuals' social environments?'), and (3) outcomes ('What are the consequences of these differences, and how can relevant outcomes be changed through tailored interventions?'). We highlight common insights across disciplines, key challenges stemming from discipline-specific approaches, and new potentials enabled through the interdisciplinary approach. By allowing comparative analyses across species, groups of individuals, and contexts, our approach promises to uncover the shared and unique nature of individuality in human social behaviour. We offer concrete recommendations to guide the implementation of the interdisciplinary approach.

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IndividualityInterdisciplinary ResearchSocial BehaviorSocial EnvironmentHumans

Identifiers

PMID41087725

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