ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
The OXTR Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism rs53576 Moderates the Impact of Childhood Maltreatment on Empathy for Social Pain in Female Participants: Hints for Differential Susceptibility.
- Vera Flasbeck
LWL University Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Preventive Medicine - Dirk Moser
Department of Genetic Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum - Robert Kumsta
Department of Genetic Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum - Brüne Martin
LWL University Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Preventive Medicine
Abstract
We detected a moderating effect of the Oxytocin receptor polymorphism rs53576 on the impact of childhood trauma on empathy for psychological pain in a sample of 302 individuals (148 diagnosed with BPD). The results suggest that A-allele carriers are more sensitive towards early maltreatment and that maltreatment affects empathy.
Social Cognition