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ArticleJournal of affective disorders2018

A genetically informative analysis of the association between dyadic adjustment, depressive symptoms, and anxiety symptoms.

Mark A Whisman, Alta du Pont, Soo Hyun Rhee, Erica L Spotts, Paul Lichtenstein, Jody M Ganiban, David Reiss, Jenae M Neiderhiser

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8 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Mark A WhismanDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, USA. Electronic address: mark.whisman@colorado.edu.
Alta du PontDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, USA; Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado Boulder, USA.
Soo Hyun RheeDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, USA; Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado Boulder, USA.
Erica L SpottsOffice of Behavioral and Social Science Research, NIH, USA.
Paul LichtensteinDepartment of Medical Epidemiology, Karolinksa Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
Jody M GanibanDepartment of Psychology, George Washington University, USA.
David ReissChild Study Center, Yale University, USA.
Jenae M NeiderhiserDepartment of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, USA.
University of Colorado Boulder · USApplied Behavioral Research (United States) · USGeorge Washington University · USInstitute for Behavioral Medicine · USKarolinska Institutet · SEPennsylvania State University · USYale University · US

Funding

Research Training: Mental Health Behavior GeneticsT32MH016880 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER · PI Naomi P. Friedman, Matthew Charles Keller · 1985 to 2026
$5.3M
GENES, ENVIRONMENT, AND MATERNAL ADJUSTMENTR01MH054610 · NIMH · GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI NEIDERHISER, JENAE M. · 1996 to 2006
$2.7M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH054610NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH016880
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrior research has found a reliable and robust association between poor dyadic (e.g., marital) adjustment and depression and anxiety. However, it is possible that this association may be due, at least in part, to confounding variables (i.e., variables that are causally associated both with marital adjustment and psychopathology and could account for their covariation). The present study was conducted using a genetically informative sample of twins to examine the association between dyadic adjustment and symptoms of depression and anxiety, accounting for unmeasured genetic and shared environmental confounds.

methodsA Swedish sample of monozygotic and dizygotic twins (218 female twin pairs and 321 male twin pairs) and their spouse or long-term partner completed self-report measures of dyadic adjustment, depressive symptoms, and anxiety symptoms.

resultsResults suggest that dyadic adjustment was significantly and negatively associated with depressive symptoms and anxiety symptoms in twins, and nonshared environmental influences largely accounted for this association. Furthermore, results obtained from partners' reports of dyadic adjustment were largely consistent with those obtained from twins' reports, suggesting that results were not a function of shared method variance. LIMITATIONS: Longitudinal research in genetically informative samples would provide a stronger test of the causal association between dyadic adjustment and psychopathology.

conclusionsThe pattern of findings suggest that common nonshared environmental influences, such as partners' characteristics, may lead to poorer dyadic adjustment and depression and anxiety. Therefore, couple-based interventions that improve dyadic adjustment may be effective in preventing and treating psychopathology in relationship partners.

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Interpersonal RelationsAdultAnxiety DisordersDepressive DisorderFamily ConflictFemaleGenetic TestingHumansMaleMarriageMiddle AgedSelf ReportSexual PartnersSpousesTwins, DizygoticTwins, MonozygoticAnxietyDepressionMarital adjustmentMarital discordMarital satisfactionTwin

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