Interaction of marital status and genetic risk for symptoms of depression

Andrew C Heath; Lindon J Eaves; Nicholas G Martin

doi:10.1375/twin.1.3.119

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Depression scores (DSSI) were available for 1232 MZ and 751 DZ female twin pairs who completed a mailed questionnaire. Pairs were divided into those concordant for being in a marriage-like state, concordant for having no partners, and those discordant. The pattern of twin correlations differed according to marital status. Our results suggest that having a marriage-like relationship acts as a protective factor in reducing the impact of inherited liability to symptoms of depression in the general population.

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