对兄弟姐妹欺凌和心理健康困难的遗传影响
Umar Toseeb1, John Vincent2, Kathryn Asbury1
1Department of Education, University of York, York, UK.
Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines
|February 9, 2024
概括
兄弟姐妹欺凌与心理健康问题有关,共同的遗传可能解释了其中一些关联. 这表明,对心理健康的遗传风险可能会增加对兄弟姐妹欺凌的易感性.
科学领域:
- 儿童心理学 儿童心理学
- 行为遗传学行为遗传学
- 精神病学流行病学 精神病学流行病学
背景情况:
- 兄弟姐妹欺凌是心理健康困难的一个已知的危险因素.
- 联系兄弟欺凌和心理健康的潜在机制需要进一步调查.
- 遗传因素可能在这种关系中起作用.
研究的目的:
- 调查兄弟姐妹欺凌 (受害者和事) 与心理健康困难之间的关联.
- 为了检查遗传倾向的作用,使用多基因分数主要抑郁症和注意力缺陷多动性障碍,在这种关系中.
- 探索兄弟姐妹欺凌和心理健康之间潜在的共同遗传病因.
主要方法:
- 利用了来自爱长度研究的父母和孩子 (N=3,959) 的数据.
- 评估了兄弟姐妹的欺凌参与 (受害者/事者) 和父母在11-13岁时报告孩子的心理健康困难.
- 采用回归和结构方程模型,包括精神疾病的多基因分数.
主要成果:
- 兄弟姐妹欺凌 (受害和实施) 独立预测心理健康困难.
- 精神疾病的多基因评分也预测了心理健康困难.
- 在预测心理健康困难时,兄弟欺凌和多基因分数之间没有发现显著的相互作用.
- 心理健康困难的多基因分数与兄弟姐妹欺凌的参与有关.
结论:
- 兄弟姐妹欺凌与心理健康困难有关,独立于某些遗传影响.
- 共同的遗传病因可能有助于兄弟姐妹欺凌和心理健康之间的关系.
- 精神健康状况的遗传风险可能会增加对经历兄弟姐妹欺凌的脆弱性.
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