GENETIC MEDIATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL SUPPORT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING

被引:45
作者
BERGEMAN, CS
PLOMIN, R
PEDERSEN, NL
MCCLEARN, GE
机构
[1] PENN STATE UNIV,CTR DEV & HLTH GENET,UNIV PK,PA 16802
[2] KAROLINSKA INST,DEPT ENVIRONM HYG,S-10401 STOCKHOLM 60,SWEDEN
关键词
D O I
10.1037/0882-7974.6.4.640
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学]; R592 [老年病学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100203 ; 100602 ;
摘要
This study assessed genetic and environmental influences on the association between social support and psychological functioning using the combined adoption/twin design from the Swedish Adoption/Twin Study of Aging. A subsample of 424 twin pairs, 50 years and older, was used: 64 pairs of identical twins reared apart, 95 pairs of identical twins reared together, 132 pairs of fraternal twins reared apart, and 133 pairs of fraternal twins reared together. Multivariate model-fitting analyses indicated that the relationship between the perceived adequacy of social support and psychological well-being (depression and life satisfaction) was mediated in part by genetic factors.
引用
收藏
页码:640 / 646
页数:7
相关论文
共 61 条
[1]  
[Anonymous], SOCIAL SUPPORT HLTH
[2]  
Baltes P. B., 1990, SUCCESSFUL AGING PER, P1, DOI [DOI 10.1017/CBO9780511665684.003, 10.1017/CBO9780511665684.003]
[3]   PARENTAL MEDIATORS OF THE GENETIC-RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HOME-ENVIRONMENT AND INFANT MENTAL-DEVELOPMENT [J].
BERGEMAN, CS ;
PLOMIN, R .
BRITISH JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, 1988, 6 :11-19
[4]   GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION IN PERSONALITY-DEVELOPMENT - IDENTICAL-TWINS REARED APART [J].
BERGEMAN, CS ;
PLOMIN, R ;
MCCLEARN, GE ;
PEDERSEN, NL ;
FRIBERG, LT .
PSYCHOLOGY AND AGING, 1988, 3 (04) :399-406
[5]  
BERGEMAN CS, 1989, THESIS PENNSYLVANIA
[6]  
BERGMANN A, 1990, MONATSH VETERINARMED, V45, P101
[7]   USING LISREL TO ANALYZE GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL COVARIANCE STRUCTURE [J].
BOOMSMA, DI ;
MOLENAAR, PCM .
BEHAVIOR GENETICS, 1986, 16 (02) :237-250
[8]  
BOOMSMA DI, 1989, BEHAVIOR GENETICS, V19
[9]   THE EPIDEMIOLOGIC EVIDENCE FOR A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL SUPPORT AND HEALTH [J].
BROADHEAD, WE ;
KAPLAN, BH ;
JAMES, SA ;
WAGNER, EH ;
SCHOENBACH, VJ ;
GRIMSON, R ;
HEYDEN, S ;
TIBBLIN, G ;
GEHLBACH, SH .
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, 1983, 117 (05) :521-537
[10]   CONTRIBUTION OF SOCIAL-ENVIRONMENT TO HOST-RESISTANCE - 4TH WADE HAMPTON FROST LECTURE [J].
CASSEL, J .
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, 1976, 104 (02) :107-123