Genetic and subjective sensitivity, relationship dynamics, and psychological distress in couples.

ABSTRACT: Positive and negative aspects of intimate relationships influence mental health and well-being in couples. According to the environmental sensitivity framework, individuals differ in how strongly they are affected by their environment, with some individuals being more or less sensitive to both negative and positive experiences. The present study examined the longitudinal associations between positive and negative relationship dynamics, including marital satisfaction, positive bonding, and negative communication, and psychological distress as well as the extent to which individual differences in genetic and subjective measures of environmental sensitivity moderated the association between relationship dynamics and psychological distress in a sample of couples in the U.S. Army (n = 23

SUBMITTER: Brown SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11913186 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature