ArticleJournal of studies on alcohol and drugs2017
Social Relationships Moderate Genetic Influences on Heavy Drinking in Young Adulthood.
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- Predictors of Increases in Alcohol Problems and Alcohol Use Disorders in Offspring in the San Diego Prospective Study.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2019Article
- FinnTwin12 Cohort: An Updated Review.Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies · 2019Review
- Polygenic risk for alcohol misuse is moderated by romantic partnerships.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2019Article
- Romantic Partner Alcohol Misuse Interacts withJournal of contemporary criminal justice · 2019Article
- Childhood socioeconomic status and longitudinal patterns of alcohol problems: Variation across etiological pathways in genetic risk.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2018Article
- Post-GWAS in Psychiatric Genetics: A Developmental Perspective on the "Other" Next Steps.Genes, brain, and behavior · 2018Review
- Incorporating Functional Genomic Information to Enhance Polygenic Signal and Identify Variants Involved in Gene-by-Environment Interaction for Young Adult Alcohol Problems.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveSocial relationships, such as committed partnerships, limit risky behaviors like heavy drinking, in part, because of increased social control. The current analyses examine whether involvement in committed relationships or social support extend beyond a main effect to limit genetic liability in heavy drinking (gene-environment interaction) during young adulthood.
methodUsing data from the young adult wave of the Finnish Twin Study, FinnTwin12 (n = 3,269), we tested whether involvement in romantic partnerships or social support moderated genetic influences on heavy drinking using biometric twin modeling for gene-environment interaction.
resultsInvolvement in a romantic partnership was associated with a decline in genetic variance in both males and females, although the overall magnitude of genetic influence was greater in males. Sex differences emerged for social support: increased social support was associated with increased genetic influence for females and reduced genetic influence for males.
conclusionsThese findings demonstrate that social relationships are important moderators of genetic influences on young adult alcohol use. Mechanisms of social control that are important in limiting genetic liability during adolescence extend into young adulthood. In addition, although some relationships limit genetic liability equally, others, such as extensive social networks, may operate differently across sex.
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