2D:4D and Self-Employment: A Preregistered Replication Study in a Large General Population Sample

Artikel

The 2D: 4D digit ratio, the ratio of the length of the second finger to the length of the fourth finger, is often considered a proxy for testosterone exposure in utero. A recent study reported, among other things, an association between the left-hand 2D:4D and self-employment in a sample of 974 adults. In this preregistered study, we replicate the 2D:4D results on a sample of more than 2100 adults from the German Socioeconomic Panel-Innovation Sample (SOEP-IS). We find no statistically significant associations between 2D:4D and self-employment.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice ; ISSN: 1540-6520 ; Volume: 46 ; Year: 2022 ; Issue: 1 ; Pages: 21-43 ; Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft
• Subject: self-employment ; entrepreneurship ; hormones ; testosterone ; digit ratio

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Fossen, Frank M. ; Neyse, Levent ; Johannesson, Magnus ; Dreber, Anna
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Sage
• (where): Thousand Oaks, CA
• (when): 2022

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.1177/1042258720985478
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/235855
• Last update: 2025-03-10T11:45:20+0100