Genetic Effects on Women's Positive Mental Health: Do Marital Relationships and Social Support Matter?

Interpersonal relationships are important factors in mental health. A genetically sensitive design was used to examine associations among marital quality, adequacy of social support, and 2 aspects of positive mental health in a sample of 652 Swedish twin women and their families. There were 3 main findings. First, the covariance between relationships and positive mental health was partially accounted for by common genetic variance. Second, nonshared environmental influences played a substantial role in the covariance among the 3 constructs, with evidence for husbands being a source of this influence. Finally, different patterns of associations were found between relationships and 2 aspects of mental health, well-being and global self-worth, which shows how seemingly similar constructs can be differentially associated with relationships. Together, these findings emphasize the importance of genetically informed studies in family research and the role of the environment and interpersonal relationships in promoting and improving mental health. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2005 APA, all rights reserved)

Pedersen, Nancy L.Karolinska Institutet (författare)
Neiderhiser, Jenae M. (författare)
Reiss, David (författare)
Lichtenstein, Paul (författare)
Hansson, KjellLund University,Lunds universitet,Socialhögskolan,Samhällsvetenskapliga institutioner och centrumbildningar,Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten,School of Social Work,Departments of Administrative, Economic and Social Sciences,Faculty of Social Sciences(Swepub:lu)soch-kha (författare)
Cederblad, MarianneLund University,Lunds universitet,Barn- och ungdomspsykiatri,Sektion IV,Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Lund,Medicinska fakulteten,Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,Section IV,Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund,Faculty of Medicine(Swepub:lu)pski-mce (författare)
Karolinska InstitutetSocialhögskolan (creator_code:org_t)

Ingår i:Journal of Family Psychology: American Psychological Association (APA)19:3, s. 339-3490893-32001939-1293

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