@article{ref1,
title="Genetic factors explain a significant part of associations between adolescent well-being and the social environment",
journal="European child and adolescent psychiatry",
year="2021",
author="van de Weijer, Margot P. and Pelt, Dirk H. M. and van Beijsterveldt, Catharina E. M. and Willemsen, Gonneke and Bartels, Meike",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Socio-environmental factors play an important role in adolescent well-being, but potential genetic contributions to these associations are rarely assessed. To address this gap in the literature, associations between well-being and family conflict and functioning, number of friends, friendship importance and satisfaction, and leisure time variables were studied in N =  ~ 4700 twin pairs from the Netherlands Twin Register, us ing generalized estimating equations and twin-difference scores. When twin-difference scores indicated a role for genetic factors, we used bivariate genetic models to quantify genetic and environmental contributions to these associations. We identify significant associations between well-being and family functioning, family conflict, different leisure time activities, number of friends, and satisfaction with friendships. Additionally, we find evidence for large (73-91%) genetic influence on the associations between well-being and family conflict and functioning, leisure time sport/scouting clubs, and satisfaction with friendships. Finally, findings support the hypothesis of a causal association between well-being and family conflict and functioning. These findings have important implications for research into the social correlates of well-being in adolescence, as not taking genetic factors into account leads to overestimations of the influence of identified correlates and consequently to recommendations of these correlates as intervention targets.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1018-8827",
doi="10.1007/s00787-021-01798-3",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00787-021-01798-3"
}