APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
A Genetically Informed Study of the Association Between Marital Status and Substance Use
- Jordan Waldron
University of Indianapolis - Margaret Keyes
University of Minnesota - William Iacono
University of Minnesota - Matt McGue
University of Minnesota
Abstract
This research investigated the impact of marital status on multiple indicators of age 29 alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use. A discordant twin design was used to control for genetic and shared environmental confounders. Findings generally supported that marriage inhibits later substance use.
Behavior Genetics
