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ArticleBehavior genetics2023

Exploring Relationships Between Internalizing Problems and Risky Sexual Behavior: A Twin Study.

Katie N Paulich, Samantha M Freis, Deepika R Dokuru, Jordan D Alexander, Scott I Vrieze, Robin P Corley, Matt McGue, John K Hewitt, Michael C Stallings

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Katie N PaulichInstitute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado Boulder, 1480 30th St, Boulder, CO, 80303, USA. katie.paulich@colorado.edu.
Samantha M FreisInstitute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado Boulder, 1480 30th St, Boulder, CO, 80303, USA.
Deepika R DokuruInstitute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado Boulder, 1480 30th St, Boulder, CO, 80303, USA.
Jordan D AlexanderDepartment of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Scott I VriezeDepartment of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Robin P CorleyInstitute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado Boulder, 1480 30th St, Boulder, CO, 80303, USA.
Matt McGueDepartment of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
John K HewittInstitute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado Boulder, 1480 30th St, Boulder, CO, 80303, USA.
Michael C StallingsInstitute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado Boulder, 1480 30th St, Boulder, CO, 80303, USA.

Funding

Twin StudyP60DA011015 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI HEWITT, JOHN K. · 1997 to 2013
$22.5M
Research Training: Mental Health Behavior GeneticsT32MH016880 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER · PI Naomi P. Friedman, Matthew Charles Keller · 1985 to 2026
$5.3M
Substance Abuse & Behavioral Disinhibition: Integrating Genes & EnvironmentR01DA024417 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI IACONO, WILLIAM G. · 2011 to 2011
$1.6M
NIDA NIH HHS P60 DA011015NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA024417NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA024417-05NIH HHS P50 DA011015NIH HHS T32 MH016880NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH016880
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Abstract

Previous research links risky sexual behavior (RSB) to externalizing problems and to substance use, but little research has been conducted on relationships between internalizing problems (INT) and RSB. The current study addresses that literature gap, using both a twin sample from Colorado (N = 2567) and a second twin sample from Minnesota (N = 1131) in attempt to replicate initial results. We explored the hypothesis that the latent variable INT would be more strongly associated with the latent variable RSB for females than for males, examining relationships between INT and RSB via phenotypic confirmatory factor analysis and multivariate twin analyses. We found a small but significant phenotypic association between the latent variables. However, despite using two large twin samples, limited power restricted our ability to identify the genetic and environmental mechanisms underlying this association. Our sex differences hypothesis was not fully supported in either sample and requires further investigation. Our findings illustrate the complexity of the relationship between internalizing problems and risky sexual behavior.

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Sexual BehaviorSubstance-Related DisordersFemaleHumansMaleRisk-TakingSex CharacteristicsTwinsCADDInternalizingMCTFRRisky sexual behaviorTwin study

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PMID37165251
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