Genetic Moderation of the Impact of Parenting on Hostility toward Romantic Partners

Ronald L Simons; Leslie Gordon Simons; Man Kit Lei; Steven R.H Beach; Gene H Brody; Frederick X Gibbons; Robert A Philibert

doi:10.1111/jomf.12010

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Genetic Moderation of the Impact of Parenting on Hostility toward Romantic Partners

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Genetic Moderation of the Impact of Parenting on Hostility toward Romantic Partners

Ronald L Simons, Leslie Gordon Simons, Man Kit Lei, Steven R.H Beach, Gene H Brody, Frederick X Gibbons and Robert A Philibert

Journal of marriage and family, Vol.75(2), pp.325-341

04/2013

DOI: 10.1111/jomf.12010

PMCID: PMC3874281

PMID: 24379481

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Abstract

Although GxE studies are typically based on the assumption that some individuals possess genetic variants that enhance their vulnerability to environmental adversity, the differential susceptibility model posits that these individuals are simply more sensitive to social context, whether that context be adverse or supportive. Thus those persons most vulnerable to adversity are the same ones who reap the most benefit from support. This idea was tested using longitudinal data from a sample of several hundred African Americans. Findings indicated that relatively common variants of the GABRA2 gene interact with parenting to predict hostility toward romantic partners in a manner consonant with the differential susceptibility hypothesis. Individuals with these genetic variants displayed more aggression toward their partner than those with other genotypes when they had been subjected to harsh parenting, but exhibited less aggression toward their partner than other genotypes if their parents avoided harsh parenting practices.

sociobiology

intimate partner

marital abuse

parenting styles

intergenerational transmission

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Title: Subtitle: Genetic Moderation of the Impact of Parenting on Hostility toward Romantic Partners
Creators: Ronald L Simons - University of Georgia
Leslie Gordon Simons - University of Georgia
Man Kit Lei - University of Georgia
Steven R.H Beach - University of Georgia
Gene H Brody - University of Georgia
Frederick X Gibbons - Dartmouth College
Robert A Philibert - University of Iowa
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of marriage and family, Vol.75(2), pp.325-341
DOI: 10.1111/jomf.12010
PMID: 24379481
PMCID: PMC3874281
NLM abbreviation: J Marriage Fam
ISSN: 0022-2445
eISSN: 1741-3737
Grant note: R01 MH062669 || MH / National Institute of Mental Health : NIMH
Language: English
Date published: 04/2013
Academic Unit: Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Psychiatry; Iowa Neuroscience Institute
Record Identifier: 9984070388102771

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