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Anesthesiology
Rob Waller, Philllip E. Melton, Michelle Kendell, Sophie Hellings, Erlend Hole, Alison Slevin, Jian Soares, Angela Jacques, Leon Straker, Darren Beales
Summary: This study investigates the heritability of musculoskeletal pain and pain sensitivity, finding significant heritability for musculoskeletal pain and pressure pain sensitivity, but not for cold pain sensitivity. The study highlights the need for further exploration of the genetic and environmental factors involved in the development of these pain disorders.
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Psychology, Social
Christian Kandler, Alexandra Zapko-Willmes, John F. Rauthmann
Summary: This study compared genetically rooted dispositional traits (DTs) and environmentally shaped characteristic adaptations (CAs) in terms of their environmental and genetic components. The results showed that DTs were less influenced by the environment and largely determined by genetics, while CAs were more influenced by the environment, including individual-specific effects and factors shared by spouses.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Social
Christian Kandler, Denis Bratko, Ana Butkovic, Tena Vukasovic Hlupic, Joshua M. Tybur, Laura W. Wesseldijk, Reinout E. de Vries, Patrick Jern, Gary J. Lewis
Summary: Research has shown that heritability of personality traits is not fixed, but decreases across the lifespan. The study combined data from four twin samples and found that genetic variance in certain personality traits follows a reversed U-shaped pattern, while the relative importance of life experiences contributing to personality differences increases with age. The findings suggest complex interactions between genes and the environment.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Charlotte Skoglund, Annika Tiger, Christian Ruck, Predrag Petrovic, Philip Asherson, Clara Hellner, David Mataix-Cols, Ralf Kuja-Halkola
Summary: Family and twin studies have shown that Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) has familial aggregation and genetic propensity, with an estimated heritability of 46%. Unique environmental factors play a role in the remaining variance of BPD risk.
MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
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Psychology, Clinical
Arthur Montalto, Haeme R. P. Park, Leanne M. Williams, Mayuresh S. Korgaonkar, Miranda R. Chilver, Javad Jamshidi, Peter R. Schofield, Justine M. Gatt
Summary: The study found that greater resilience to trauma is associated with less activation of the anterior insula during a condition requiring sustained attention. This possibly suggests a pattern of 'neural efficiency' in people who may be more resilient to trauma.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
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Biology
Mark J. Taylor, Tessa M. van Leeuwen, Ralf Kuja-Halkola, Sebastian Lundstrom, Henrik Larsson, Paul Lichtenstein, Sven Bolte, Janina Neufeld
Summary: Synaesthesia is a sensory phenomenon where external stimuli trigger additional sensations. It aggregates in families and is associated with the autism spectrum and autistic traits. Individual differences in self-reported synaesthesia are heritable and influenced by genetic factors, while the association with autistic traits is predominantly under genetic influence and mainly driven by non-social traits.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Panagiota Triantafyllou, Zeynep Nas, Helena M. S. Zavos, Athula Sumathipala, Kaushalya Jayaweera, Sisira H. Siribaddana, Matthew Hotopf, Stuart J. Ritchie, Fruhling Rijsdijk
Summary: This study explored the relationship between depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life (HRQL) in a low-middle-income Sri Lankan population, as well as possible sex differences. The results showed a negative association between depressive symptoms and HRQL, with the correlation mostly explained by overlapping nonshared environmental effects. The study highlights the importance of cross-cultural research in understanding the association between psychological well-being and HRQL.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Shuai Li, Zhoufeng Ye, Karen A. Mather, Tuong L. Nguyen, Gillian S. Dite, Nicola J. Armstrong, Ee Ming Wong, Anbupalam Thalamuthu, Graham G. Giles, Jeffrey M. Craig, Richard Saffery, Melissa C. Southey, Qihua Tan, Perminder S. Sachdev, John L. Hopper
Summary: This study investigates the lifespan contributions of DNA methylation variation and finds that early life strongly influences such variation, especially at heritable sites and sites relevant to gene expression regulation.
Article
Anesthesiology
Lucas Calais-Ferreira, Daniel Pozzobon, Marina B. Pinheiro, Fiona M. Blyth, Juan R. Ordonana, Glen E. Duncan, John L. Hopper, Paulo H. Ferreira, Manuela L. Ferreira
Summary: This study investigates sex differences in low back pain among opposite-sex twin pairs, taking into account familial factors.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Corrado Fagnani, Virgilia Toccaceli, Michael Tenti, Emanuela Medda, Maurizio Ferri, Maria Antonietta Stazi, William Raffaeli
Summary: This study estimated the genetic and environmental contributions to the occurrence and intensity of non-cancer chronic pain among a non-clinical population. The results suggest that non-additive genetic effects have a moderate influence on the occurrence and intensity of chronic pain.
MEDICINA-LITHUANIA
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Cecilie K. Lemvigh, Rachel M. Brouwer, Christos Pantelis, Maria H. Jensen, Rikke W. Hilker, Christian S. Legind, Simon J. Anhoj, Trevor W. Robbins, Barbara J. Sahakian, Birte Y. Glenthoj, Birgitte Fagerlund
Summary: This study found that certain cognitive functions have a heritability and are associated with schizophrenia. These functions may serve as endophenotypes for schizophrenia and provide a basis for exploring genes that are common to cognition and schizophrenia.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Emir Sehovic, Stephanie M. Zellers, Markus K. Youssef, Aino Heikkinen, Jaakko Kaprio, Miina Ollikainen
Summary: This study examines DNA methylation profiles in Finnish twins and identifies methylation sites associated with pubertal development. The findings highlight the intricate interplay between sex, environment, and genetics in the context of puberty, and provide insights into potential links with disease risks.
CLINICAL EPIGENETICS
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Elham Assary, Helena M. S. Zavos, Eva Krapohl, Robert Keers, Michael Pluess
Summary: This study examined the genetic architecture of Environmental Sensitivity (ES) through twin design methodology. The heritability of sensitivity was found to be 0.47, with genetic influences on sensitivity to negative experiences distinct from those on sensitivity to positive aspects of the environment. The correlation between sensitivity, neuroticism, and extraversion was largely explained by shared genetic influences, with unique environmental influences accounting for differences between these traits.
MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Hadas Grouper, Elon Eisenberg, Dorit Pud
Summary: The study aimed to evaluate the influence of personality traits on pain sensitivity in healthy subjects. Results showed that individuals with high sensitivity to pain scored higher in pain sensitivity, catastrophizing, and extraversion compared to those with low sensitivity. Pain catastrophizing was found to mediate the relationship between neuroticism and pain sensitivity.
JOURNAL OF PAIN RESEARCH
(2021)
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Psychology, Social
Denis Bratko, Ana Butkovic, Tena Vukasovic Hlupic, Martina Pocrnic
Summary: Self-determination theory suggests that the basic psychological needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness drive our motivation. This study found that these needs have a significant heritability and are correlated with personality traits, with common genetic effects being the main reason for their overlap.
JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PERSONALITY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Line C. Gjerde, Espen M. Eilertsen, Laurie J. Hannigan, Thalia Eley, Espen Roysamb, Ted Reichborn-Kjennerud, Fruhling V. Rijsdijk, Tom A. McAdams, Eivind Ystrom
Summary: The study aimed to estimate the relative importance of genetic transmission and direct environmental exposure in the associations between maternal depressive symptoms and offspring early-life psychopathology symptoms. The results showed that the associations between maternal symptoms of depression and offspring emotional problems were predominantly explained by passive genetic transmission at early ages, while at a later age, direct environmental exposure played a more significant role.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Fufen Jin, Synnve Schjolberg, Mari Vaage Wang, Patricia Eadie, Ragnhild Bang Nes, Espen Roysamb, Kristian Tambs
JOURNAL OF SPEECH LANGUAGE AND HEARING RESEARCH
(2020)
Article
Psychiatry
Ilya M. Veer, Antje Riepenhausen, Matthias Zerban, Carolin Wackerhagen, Lara M. C. Puhlmann, Haakon Engen, Goeran Koeber, Sophie A. Boegemann, Jeroen Weermeijer, Aleksandra Uscilko, Netali Mor, Marta A. Marciniak, Adrian Dahl Askelund, Abbas Al-Kamel, Sarah Ayash, Giulia Barsuola, Vaida Bartkute-Norkuniene, Simone Battaglia, Yaryna Bobko, Sven Boelte, Paolo Cardone, Edita Chvojkova, Kaja Damnjanovic, Joana De Calheiros Velozo, Lena de Thurah, Yacila I. Deza-Araujo, Annika Dimitrov, Kinga Farkas, Clemence Feller, Mary Gazea, Donya Gilan, Vedrana Gnjidic, Michal Hajduk, Anu P. Hiekkaranta, Live S. Hofgaard, Laura Ilen, Zuzana Kasanova, Mohsen Khanpour, Bobo Hi Po Lau, Dionne B. Lenferink, Thomas B. Lindhardt, David A. Magas, Julian Mituniewicz, Laura Moreno-Lopez, Sofiia Muzychka, Maria Ntafouli, Aet O'Leary, Ilenia Paparella, Nele Poldver, Aki Rintala, Natalia Robak, Anna M. Rosicka, Espen Roysamb, Siavash Sadeghi, Maude Schneider, Roma Siugzdaite, Mirta Stantic, Ana Teixeira, Ana Todorovic, Wendy W. N. Wan, Rolf van Dick, Klaus Lieb, Birgit Kleim, Erno J. Hermans, Dorota Kobylinska, Talma Hendler, Harald Binder, Inez Myin-Germeys, Judith M. C. van Leeuwen, Oliver Tuescher, Kenneth S. L. Yuen, Henrik Walter, Raffael Kalisch
Summary: The study explored factors that influence psychological resilience, including positive appraisal style, perceived social support, and the ability to recover from stress. The findings indicated that positive appraisal and stress response recovery were the most important resilience factors, which can be targeted in mental health interventions. This research identifies modifiable protective factors that generalize across major socio-demographic categories.
TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Live Skow Hofgaard, Ragnhild Bang Nes, Espen Roysamb
Summary: This study investigated two types of psychological resilience in a twin sample, identifying genetic and environmental factors and modifiable resilience factors that contribute to resilience. The results suggest the existence of two separate but partially overlapping types of resilience, type 1 and type 2, with unique and shared predictors for each type.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jasmin Wertz, Salomon Israel, Louise Arseneault, Daniel W. Belsky, Kyle J. Bourassa, HonaLee Harrington, Renate Houts, Richie Poulton, Leah S. Richmond-Rakerd, Espen Roysamb, Terrie E. Moffitt, Avshalom Caspi
Summary: The study found that individuals with higher vital personality scores engage in fewer health-risk behaviors, age slower, and live longer. These personality traits are influenced by early-life temperament and remain relatively stable across adulthood, with an increase from young adulthood to midlife. Additionally, individuals with higher vital personality scores tend to have partners with similar traits, promote healthier behaviors in their children, and have children who also possess higher vital personality scores, for genetic and environmental reasons.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Family Studies
Maren Sand Helland, Torkild Hovde Lyngstad, Tonje Holt, Linda Larsen, Espen Roysamb
Summary: While parenting stress increased during lockdown, there were no adverse effects on mental health or destructive conflicts observed. In fact, reduced levels of verbal aggression and child involvement in conflict were found among parents living apart during lockdown.
JOURNAL OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Kuba Krys, June Chun Yeung, Colin A. Capaldi, Vivian Miu-Chi Lun, Claudio Torres, Wijnand A. P. van Tilburg, Michael Harris Bond, John M. Zelenski, Brian W. Haas, Joonha Park, Fridanna Maricchiolo, Christin-Melanie Vauclair, Aleksandra Kosiarczyk, Agata Kocimska-Zych, Anna Kwiatkowska, Mladen Adamovic, Vassilis Pavlopoulos, Marta Fulop, David Sirlopu, Ayu Okvitawanli, Diana Boer, Julien Teyssier, Arina Malyonova, Alin Gavreliuc, Yukiko Uchida, Ursula Serdarevich, Charity Akotia, Lily Appoh, D. M. Arevalo Mira, Arno Baltin, Patrick Denoux, Alejandra Dominguez-Espinosa, Carla Sofia Esteves, Vladimer Gamsakhurdia, Ragna B. Gardarsdottir, David O. Igbokwe, Eric R. Igou, Idil Isik, Natalia Kascakova, Lucie Kluzova Kracmarova, Nicole Kronberger, J. Hannah Lee, Xinhui Liu, Pablo Eduardo Barrientos, Tamara Mohoric, Nur Fariza Mustaffa, Oriana Mosca, Martin Nader, Azar Nadi, Yvette van Osch, Zoran Pavlovic, Iva Polackova Solcova, Muhammad Rizwan, Vladyslav Romashov, Espen Roysamb, Ruta Sargautyte, Beate Schwarz, Lenka Selecka, Heyla A. Selim, Maria Stogianni, Chien-Ru Sun, Cai Xing, Vivian L. Vignoles
Summary: This paper introduces the concept of 'societal emotional environment' and examines how it varies across countries and cultural clusters. The study reveals a 'double-edged sword' effect of negative emotion expression on individual and societal life satisfaction, as well as partial support for higher societal life satisfaction in positive emotional environments. The research underscores the importance of distinguishing between positive and negative emotion expression in well-being studies.
JOURNAL OF POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Family Studies
Maren Sand Helland, Tonje Holt, Kristin Gustavson, Linda Larsen, Espen Roysamb
Summary: The aim of this study was to validate and develop a short-form of the Strategy scale for use across different family structures. The results showed that the short-form had acceptable fit and validity, and demonstrated incremental validity in explaining parental wellbeing and relationship satisfaction.
JOURNAL OF FAMILY STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Ragnhild Bang Nes, Baeksan Yu, Thomas Hansen, Oystein Vedaa, Espen Roysamb, Thomas S. Nilsen
Summary: This study examined the multidimensional reactions to COVID-19 pandemic and found that despite lower levels of quality of life, most individuals remained in their pre-pandemic quality of life profiles. The study also emphasized the importance of financial, health-related, and social capital to quality of life.
QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Siri Saugestad Helland, Espen Roysamb, Synnve Schjolberg, Elise Oksendal, Kristin Gustavson
Summary: This study revealed a link between early language difficulties and later internalizing problems, with social engagement and emotion regulation acting as mediating factors. The findings can guide interventions for children at risk of developing internalizing problems due to language difficulties.
JOURNAL OF SPEECH LANGUAGE AND HEARING RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nikolai Haahjem Eftedal, Thomas Haarklau Kleppesto, Nikolai Olavi Czajkowski, Jennifer Sheehy-Skeffington, Espen Roysamb, Olav Vassend, Eivind Ystrom, Lotte Thomsen
Summary: This study examines people's propensity to perceive injustice and finds evidence for principled and opportunistic motives towards injustice. Principled justice sensitivity leads to increased sensitivity to injustices of all categories, while opportunistic justice sensitivity is associated with increased sensitivity to being a victim and a decreased propensity to see oneself as a perpetrator.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Espen M. Eilertsen, Rosa Cheesman, Ziada Ayorech, Espen Roysamb, Jean-Baptiste Pingault, Pal R. Njolstad, Ole A. Andreassen, Alexandra Havdahl, Tom A. McAdams, Fartein A. Torvik, Eivind Ystrom
Summary: This study examines the joint contributions of direct and indirect genetic effects of children and parents on childhood externalizing problems. The results show that parents play a significant role in the development of externalizing behaviors, and gene-environment correlations can reduce the variation in inattention and conduct problems. Not accounting for indirect parental genetic effects can lead to biases in identifying genetic variants for childhood externalizing behaviors.
JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Line C. Gjerde, Espen Moen Eilertsen, Tom A. McAdams, Rosa Cheesman, Terrie E. Moffitt, Avshalom Caspi, Thalia C. Eley, Espen Roysamb, Tom H. Rosenstrom, Eivind Ystrom
Summary: This study investigated the joint factor structure of psychopathology and personality in eight-year-old children. The results showed that correlations between normative and pathological traits mostly reflect one heritable and psychometrically interpretable factor. Furthermore, the association between the factor and low gestational age indicates the need for further study of early developmental mechanisms.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Ludvig Daae Bjorndal, Ragnhild Bang Nes, Nikolai Czajkowski, Espen Roysamb
Summary: This study examines the structure of well-being and genetic and environmental influences on general well-being factors through three experiments involving a large sample size. The findings reveal six well-being factors that are all correlated with a higher-order factor.
QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Kuba Krys, Joonha Park, Agata Kocimska-Zych, Aleksandra Kosiarczyk, Heyla A. Selim, Agnieszka Wojtczuk-Turek, Brian W. Haas, Yukiko Uchida, Claudio Torres, Colin A. Capaldi, Michael Harris Bond, John M. Zelenski, Vivian Miu-Chi Lun, Fridanna Maricchiolo, Christin-Melanie Vauclair, Iva Polackova Solcova, David Sirlopu, Cai Xing, Vivian L. Vignoles, Wijnand A. P. van Tilburg, Julien Teyssier, Chien-Ru Sun, Stanislava Stoyanova, Ursula Serdarevich, Beate Schwarz, Ruta Sargautyte, Espen Roysamb, Vladyslav Romashov, Muhammad Rizwan, Zoran Pavlovic, Vassilis Pavlopoulos, Yvette van Osch, Ayu Okvitawanli, Azar Nadi, Martin Nader, Mustaffa Nur Fariza, Oriana Mosca, Tamara Mohoric, Pablo Eduardo Barrientos, Arina Malyonova, Xinhui Liu, J. Hannah Lee, Anna Kwiatkowska, Nicole Kronberger, Lucie Kluzova Kracmarova, Natalia Kascakova, Idil Isik, Eric R. Igou, David O. Igbokwe, Diana Hanke-Boer, Alin Gavreliuc, Ragna B. Gardarsdottir, Marta Fulop, Vladimer Gamsakhurdia, Carla Sofia Esteves, Alejandra Dominguez-Espinosa, Patrick Denoux, Salome Charkviani, Arno Baltin, Arevalo D. M. Mira, Lily Appoh, Isabelle Albert, Charity S. Akotia, Mladen Adamovic
Summary: Research finds that societal happiness is correlated with individualism, but measures of collectivism-themed happiness are not significantly correlated with individualism.
JOURNAL OF HAPPINESS STUDIES
(2021)
