Family environment and adult resilience: contributions of positive parenting and the oxytocin receptor gene
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 p...
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| author | Bekh Bradley Telsie A. Davis Aliza P. Wingo Kristina B. Mercer Kerry J. Ressler |
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| description | 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.For the abstract or full text in other languages, please see Supplementary files under Article Tools online |
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| spelling | doaj.art-09deb6c00d6a4a2ea5d9bab44f796a042022-12-21T19:56:56ZengTaylor & Francis GroupEuropean Journal of Psychotraumatology2000-80662013-09-01401910.3402/ejpt.v4i0.21659Family environment and adult resilience: contributions of positive parenting and the oxytocin receptor geneBekh BradleyTelsie A. DavisAliza P. WingoKristina B. MercerKerry J. ResslerBackground: 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.For the abstract or full text in other languages, please see Supplementary files under Article Tools onlinewww.eurojnlofpsychotraumatol.net/index.php/ejpt/article/download/21659/pdf_1Childhood maltreatmentabusefamily environmentresiliencepositive affectConnor–Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC)oxytocinOXTRrs53576 |
| spellingShingle | Bekh Bradley Telsie A. Davis Aliza P. Wingo Kristina B. Mercer Kerry J. Ressler Family environment and adult resilience: contributions of positive parenting and the oxytocin receptor gene European Journal of Psychotraumatology Childhood maltreatment abuse family environment resilience positive affect Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) oxytocin OXTR rs53576 |
| title | Family environment and adult resilience: contributions of positive parenting and the oxytocin receptor gene |
| title_full | Family environment and adult resilience: contributions of positive parenting and the oxytocin receptor gene |
| title_fullStr | Family environment and adult resilience: contributions of positive parenting and the oxytocin receptor gene |
| title_full_unstemmed | Family environment and adult resilience: contributions of positive parenting and the oxytocin receptor gene |
| title_short | Family environment and adult resilience: contributions of positive parenting and the oxytocin receptor gene |
| title_sort | family environment and adult resilience contributions of positive parenting and the oxytocin receptor gene |
| topic | Childhood maltreatment abuse family environment resilience positive affect Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) oxytocin OXTR rs53576 |
| url | http://www.eurojnlofpsychotraumatol.net/index.php/ejpt/article/download/21659/pdf_1 |
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