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Associations between spouses' oxytocin receptor gene polymorphism, attachment security, and marital satisfaction.
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- Genetic variations as predictors of dispositional and dyadic empathy-a couple study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Attachment Style Modifies the Effect of Spousal Support on Postpartum Depression in Women.Alpha psychiatry · 2024Article
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- Genetic and epigenetic effects on couple adjustment in context of romantic relationship: A scoping systematic review.Frontiers in genetics · 2023Article
- Genetics of adult attachment: An updated review of the literature.World journal of psychiatry · 2021Review
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- CD38 is associated with bonding-relevant cognitions and relationship satisfaction over the first 3 years of marriage.Scientific reports · 2021Observational
- Oxytocin receptor gene polymorphism (rs53576) and digit ratio associates with aggression: comparison in seven ethnic groups.Journal of physiological anthropology · 2020Article
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Abstract
OXTR rs53576, a polymorphism on the oxytocin receptor gene, has previously been linked to individual differences in social behaviors. That is, individuals with the GG genotype show greater empathy, sociability, and emotional stability. In the context of close relationships, such psychological resources are associated with better relationship outcomes. However, no studies to our knowledge have examined associations between spouses' OXTR polymorphisms, attachment security, and marital satisfaction. In the current study, 178 married couples (N = 356; ages 37-90) completed self-report measures of attachment security and marital satisfaction and provided saliva samples for genotyping. Results from Actor Partner Interdependence Models showed that individuals who had the GG genotype (actor effect) or had a spouse with the GG genotype (partner effect) reported greater marital satisfaction than individuals with AA or AG genotypes. Furthermore, greater attachment security mediated associations between GG genotype and marital satisfaction.
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