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Family environment and adult resilience: Contributions of positive parenting and the oxytocin receptor gene

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Bradley, Bekh, Davis, Telsie A., Wingo, Aliza P., Mercer, Kristina B., Ressler, Kerry J.·2013·European Journal of Psychotraumatology

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BACKGROUND: Abundant research shows that childhood adversity increases the risk for adult psychopathology while research on influences of positive family environment on risk for psychopathology is limited. Similarly, a growing body of research examines genetic and gene by environment predictors of psychopathology, yet such research on predictors of resilience is sparse. OBJECTIVES: We examined the role of positive factors in childhood family environment (CFE) and the OXTR rs53576 genotype in predicting levels of adult resilient coping and positive affect. We also examined whether the relationship between positive factors in the CFEs and adult resilient coping and positive affect varied across OXTR rs53576 genotype. METHODS: We gathered self-report data on childhood environment, trauma history, and adult resilience and positive affect in a sample of 971 African American adults. RESULTS: We found that positive CFE was positively associated with higher levels of resilient coping and positive affect in adulthood after controlling for childhood maltreatment, other trauma, and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder. We did not find a direct effect of OXTR 53576 on a combined resilient coping/positive-affect-dependent variable, but we did find an interaction of OXTR rs53576 with family environment. CONCLUSIONS: Our data suggest that even in the face of adversity, positive aspects of the family environment may contribute to resilience. These results highlight the importance of considering protective developmental experiences and the interaction of such experiences with genetic variants in risk and resilience research.

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Authors
Bradley, B., Davis, T. A., Wingo, A. P., Mercer, K. B., & Ressler, K. J.
Affiliations
  • Emory University (US)
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
Corresponding author
Bradley, Bekh
Venue
European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Published
2013-09-18
Volume
4
Issue
1
ISSN
2000-8066 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1966291885
Cited by
137
References
47
Citations by year
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FWCI
12.61
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • European Journal of Psychotraumatology (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (UL1TR000454)
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01HD071982)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
Keywords
family environment, resilience, positive parenting, oxytocin receptor gene, OXTR rs53576, gene-environment interaction, positive affect, resilient coping, childhood adversity, child abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder, African American adults

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