tendency to be sentimental

• Ease of being sentimental is a personality trait that involves a combination of sensitivity, past experience, and genes.and exhibit strong emotional reactions even to trivial everyday events.
• G-type mutation in DNA region rs1389993People with the GG type tend to be easily sentimental, and the rate of Japanese people having the GG type is 45.3%.
• Childhood trauma, separation from loved ones, etc.past emotional experiencestriggers an emotional response

Overview A person's tendency to be sentimental depends on a variety of factors, including an individual's personality, past experiences, environmental factors, and genetic factors. Sentimental people tend to have strong feelings about past memories and things that have been lost, and they often have deep emotional reactions to certain situations or events. One of the characteristics of a personality that tends to be easily sentimental is high sensitivity. These people tend to notice small details in everyday life and are sensitive to other people's emotions and moods, so they can have strong emotional reactions to even the smallest things. If you are highly sensitive, you will be sensitive to past events and specific experiences, and you will tend to remember them repeatedly and become sentimental. Past experiences influence one's susceptibility to sentimentality. In particular, experiences that have had a strong emotional impact, such as deeply engraved memories or separation from a loved one, can act as triggers and cause emotional responses to similar situations or things. Experiences such as childhood trauma (such as abuse or neglect), unemployment, and divorce also have a significant impact. Genetic factors also influence susceptibility to sentimentality. A study by Nagel et al. at VU Medical Center revealed that sentimentality is associated with a DNA region called rs1389993. There are three genotypes in this DNA region: GG, GC, and CC, and it was found that people with the G type mutation tend to be more easily sentimental.

Sentimentality is a personality trait in which people tend to have strong emotions about past memories and things that have been lost.A combination of susceptibility, past experiences, and genetic factors contribute to a deep emotional response in certain situations or events.

What are the characteristics of people who are easily sentimental?

People who are easily sentimental have the following personality traits in common:

• Highly sensitive:Easily notice small changes in daily life and respond sensitively to other people's emotions and atmosphere
• Strong emotional reactions:Even trivial events can cause deep emotions and make you tearful.
• Obsession with the past:Repeatedly remembering past events and experiences and easily becoming sentimental
• Highly empathetic:Feel the sadness and joy of others as if they were your own

Three factors that affect your tendency to become sentimental

Ease of being sentimental is determined by three factors:

The influence of past experiences on emotional responses

Deeply engraved memories or parting with a loved one can trigger emotional reactions.When we encounter similar situations or things, our past emotions are evoked and we tend to become sentimental.

• Childhood trauma (abuse, neglect, etc.)
• Death/separation from a loved one
• A turning point in life such as unemployment or divorce
• A deeply moving experience

Relationship between DNA region rs1389993 and tendency to become sentimental

A study by Nagel et al. from VU Medical Center found that the DNA region rs1389993 is associated with susceptibility to sentimentality.

• There are three genotypes of rs1389993: GG, GC, and CC.
• People with G type mutationtend to be more easily sentimental

Genotype distribution in Japanese and the world (rs1389993)

Among Japanese people, GG type (45.3%) is the most common, which is about 10.6 points higher than the world average (34.7%). People with the G type mutation (GG type + GC type) account for 89.3% of the Japanese population.

Q1. What is susceptibility to sentimentality?

Sentimentality is a personality trait in which people tend to have strong emotions about past memories and things that have been lost.Susceptibility, past experience, and genetic factors are all involved.

Q2. Are genes related to the tendency to be sentimental?

A study by Nagel et al. from VU Medical Center found that the DNA region rs1389993 is associated with susceptibility to sentimentality.People with the G type mutation tend to be more sentimental.

Q3. What are the characteristics of people who tend to be sentimental?

Highly sensitive and sensitive to other people's feelings and moodsThey have strong emotional reactions to even the smallest things. They are characterized by repeated recall of past events and deep emotional reactions to certain situations.

Q4. What factors affect the tendency to become sentimental?

There are three main factors. ①personality factors(high sensitivity), ②past experience(Trauma, separation, etc.), ③genetic factors(G type mutation in DNA region rs1389993).