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

ABSTRACT: 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. 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. We gathered self-report data on childhood environment, trauma history, and adult resilience and pos

SUBMITTER: Bradley B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3778209 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature