Genetic predispositions and parental attachment interact to shape adults’ physiological responses to social distress

• Main Authors: Esposito, Gianluca, Truzzi, Anna, Setoh, Peipei, Putnick, Diane L., Shinohara, Kazuyuki, Bornstein, Marc H.
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Parental Bonding; Oxytocin receptor gene
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84151; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/41642
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Parental bonding and oxytocin receptor (OXTR) gene genotype each influences social abilities in adulthood. Here, we hypothesized an interaction between the two − environmental experience (parental bonding history) and genetic factors (OXTR gene genotype) − in shaping adults’ social sensitivity (phys...