Emotional stability is associated with the MAOA promoter uVNTR polymorphism in women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neuroticism is associated with low emotional stability, and it is characterized by a tendency to perceive ordinary situations as threatening and difficult to manage. This personality trait has been associated with psychological distress and predicts some mental disorders. Previous studies have shown that women tend to be more neurotic than men and, in general, females have also a higher incidence of anxious and depressive disorders.

Methods

We analyzed in a sample of 99 female university students (from 18 to 26 years old) if emotional stability, measured using the Big Five Questionnaire, was linked to polymorphic variants in candidate genes related to dopaminergic and serotonergic systems, and other personality variables.

Results

We found that emotional sta

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez-Ramos A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6749489 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature