ArticleJournal of neuroscience, psychology, and economics2012
Genes, Economics, and Happiness.
Article in Journal of neuroscience, psychology, and economics, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Parent- and Observer-Rated Positive Affect in Early Childhood: Genetic Overlap and Environmental Specificity.Behavior genetics · 2018Article
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- A genetic perspective on the relationship between eudaimonic -and hedonic well-being.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- Genetics, personality and wellbeing. A twin study of traits, facets and life satisfaction.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- Life satisfaction and inflammation in couples: an actor-partner analysis.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2018Article
- Serum-based microRNA biomarkers for major depression: MiR-16, miR-135a, and miR-1202.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2018Article
- The biometric antecedents to happiness.PloS one · 2017Article
- Work-Family Conflict Moderates the Relationship Between Childbearing and Subjective Well-Being.European journal of population = Revue europeenne de demographie · 2016Article
- The Impact of Social and Cultural Engagement and Dieting on Well-Being and Resilience in a Group of Residents in the Metropolitan Area of Naples.Journal of aging research · 2016Article
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Abstract
We explore the influence of genetic variation on subjective well-being by employing a twin design and genetic association study. In a nationally-representative twin sample, we first show that about 33% of the variation in life satisfaction is explained by genetic variation. Although previous studies have shown that baseline happiness is significantly heritable, little research has considered molecular genetic associations with subjective well-being. We study the relationship between a functional polymorphism on the serotonin transporter gene (
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