TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Genetic factors explain a significant part of associations between adolescent well-being and the social environment
JO  - European child and adolescent psychiatry
A1  - van de Weijer, Margot P.
A1  - Pelt, Dirk H. M.
A1  - van Beijsterveldt, Catharina E. M.
A1  - Willemsen, Gonneke
A1  - Bartels, Meike
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1018-8827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00787-021-01798-3
ID  - ref1
ER  -