<i>AVPR1A</i> RS3 and relationship maintenance processes in newlywed couples.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Maintaining relationship quality during the first few years can be difficult for many couples. We examined whether variability in the repeat-length polymorphism RS3 on the vasopressin receptor gene AVPR1A is associated with relationship maintenance processes and trajectories of marital satisfaction over the first three years of marriage.

Methods

Newlywed couples (N=70; 128 individuals) reported on various aspects of their marriage within three months of their wedding and on their marital satisfaction every four months for three years, and provided saliva samples that we genotyped for RS3 alleles. Based on the literature, we predicted that people with at least one copy of target allele 334 (vs. none) would report more problems in pair bonding. We al

SUBMITTER: Makhanova A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11911472 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature