APS

29th APS Annual Convention · 2017

A Genetically Informed Study of the Association Between Marital Status and Substance Use

Boston, MA · May 2017

Poster Session

Session: Poster Session V

Authors

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