Familial and socioregional environmental effects on abstinence from alcohol at age sixteen.

Rose, Richard J.; Kaprio, Jaakko; Winter, Torsten; Koskenvuo, Markku; Viken, Richard J.

doi:10.15288/jsas.1999.s13.63

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“…Different studies have provided evidence that several factors in family environment, such as religiousness (Koopmans & Boomsma, 1999) and regional residency Rose et al, 1999) may decrease the magnitude of genetic influences so that phenotypic similarity in alcohol use is more influenced by shared environmental influences. Such findings raise the question of possible differences in the family environments of cotwin-dependent and -independent twins.…”

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“…Urban/rural status was based on the classification of the community of residence at the age of 16 years, and categorized as either urban or rural as defined by Rose et al (1999). Religiosity was assessed by the Wiggins REL scale of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), administered to both twins and parents at the baseline, as described in detail elsewhere Winter, Karvonen, & Rose, 2002).…”

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Co-Twin Dependence Modifies Heritability of Abstinence and Alcohol Use: A Population-Based Study of Finnish Twins

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The role of co-twin dependence (twins' closeness or reliance on the co-twin) was examined as a moderator of genetic and environmental influences on alcohol use in adolescence and early adulthood in a large longitudinal population-based study of Finnish twins (FinnTwin16). The associations between co-twin dependence and alcohol use were studied first at an individual level in adolescence (n = 3362) and early adulthood (n = 2912). Then, maximum likelihood models were fit to the two waves of data from same-sex twin pairs to assess the differences and changes in genetic and environmental influences on alcohol use (abstinence, drinking frequency, intoxication frequency); N = 1342 pairs in adolescence, and N = 1078 pairs in early adulthood. Overall, no significant associations were found between co-twin dependence and individual alcohol use. However, co-twin dependence importantly modulated genetic effects on drinking habits, especially in adolescence, but also in early adulthood. Co-twin–dependent twins reported greater similarity in their alcohol-related behavior across all alcohol-use measures at both time points, and the role of genes and environments varied according to co-twin dependence. Shared environmental factors explained most of the variation in drinking among co- twin–dependent twins in adolescence and contributed to drinking to intoxication during early adulthood. In contrast, among co-twin–independent twin pairs, genetic variance contributed significantly to all alcohol-use measures at both time-points. An interdependent sibling relationship is an important modifier of drinking habits, and it appears to reduce the impact of inherited liabilities on alcohol-related behavior especially in adolescence.

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Co-Twin Dependence Modifies Heritability of Abstinence and Alcohol Use: A Population-Based Study of Finnish Twins

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“…The data reported are from FinnTwin16, a population-based study of five consecutive nationwide birth cohorts of Finnish twins born between 1975 and 1979 (Rose et al, 1999). Data collection was subjected to and approved by local ethics committees.…”

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Breakfast skipping and health-compromising behaviors in adolescents and adults

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Objective: To investigate which sociodemographic factors and behaviors are associated with breakfast skipping in adolescents and adults. Design: Five birth cohorts of adolescent twins and their parents received an extensive behavioral and medical self-report questionnaire that also assessed breakfast-eating frequency. Setting : Finland, 1991: Finland, -1995 Subjects: A population sample of 16-y-old girls and boys (n ¼ 5448) and their parents (n ¼ 4660). Results: Parental breakfast eating was the statistically most significant factor associated with adolescent breakfast eating. Smoking, infrequent exercise, a low education level at 16, female sex, frequent alcohol use, behavioral disinhibition, and high body mass index (BMI) were significantly associated with adolescent breakfast skipping. In adults, smoking, infrequent exercise, low education level, male sex, higher BMI, and more frequent alcohol use were associated with breakfast skipping. In the adult sample, older individuals had breakfast more often than younger ones. Both adults and adolescents who frequently skipped breakfast were much more likely to exercise very little compared to those who skipped breakfast infrequently. Breakfast skipping was associated with low family socioeconomic status in adults and adolescent boys, but not in girls. Breakfast skipping clustered moderately with smoking, alcohol use, and sedentary lifestyle in both adults and adolescents. Conclusions: Breakfast skipping is associated with health-compromising behaviors in adults and adolescents. Individuals and families who skip breakfast may benefit from preventive efforts that also address risk behaviors other than eating patterns.

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“…Parents' dri nki ng habi ts i n the more densel y popul ated southern Fi nl and appear to exert l ess i nfl uence on rates of absti nence of adol escent offspri ng than i n the north of the country. 2 Other compari sons of youth behavi or betw een Ostrobothni a, i n northern Fi nl and, and Uusi maa, i n southern Fi nl and, [3][4][5] further hi ghl i ght the rel evance of i nvesti gati ng regi onal and rel i gi ous di fferences.…”

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Individual differences in adolescent religiosity in Finland: familial effects are modified by sex and region of residence

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Data fr om 16-year-ol d Fi nni sh tw i n pai r s w er e used to esti mate familial effects on religiosity and the modi fi cati on of those effects by sex and r esi denti al r egi on. The sampl e of 2265 tw i n boys and 2521 tw i n girls formed 779 monozygotic and 1614 di zygoti c pai r s, 785 of the same sex and 829 of opposite sex. We compared religiosity scores of twins living in more rural and traditional northern Fi nl and w i th those l i vi ng i n the mor e ur ban and secul ar souther n r egi on. Girls had higher r el i gi osi ty scor es than di d boys, and tw i ns l i vi ng i n nor ther n Fi nl and had hi gher r el i gi osi ty scor es than those r esi dent i n souther n Fi nl and. Cor r el ati ons for monozygoti c tw i ns w er e sl i ghtl y hi gher than those for di zygoti c tw i ns, and covar i ance model i ng found modest her i tability of religiosity [11% (95% CI 0-24) for girls; 22% (95% CI 6-38) for boys], and substanti al shar ed envi r onmental effects [60% (95% CI 49-69) and 45% (95% CI 31-57)] among girls and boys, respectively. The correlation between shared environmental effects in boys and girls was estimated to be 0.84 (95% CI 0.73-0.99). I n anal yses di sti ngui shi ng r egi on of r esi dence, girls living in souther n Fi nl and w er e found to have si gni fi cantl y hi gher unshar ed envi r onmental effects than girls in northern Finland, w hi l e boys l i vi ng i n the ur ban south appear ed to have l ow er shar ed envi r onmental effects, and hi gher addi ti ve geneti c effects, than boys l i vi ng i n the r ur al nor th.Keyw or ds: Wi ggi ns, rel i gi osi ty, M M PI, geneti c factors, adol escence, area of resi dence I ntr oducti on Fi nni sh studi es of adol escent al cohol use show regi onal vari ati on that refl ects soci al norms and religious cultures, as well as socio-economic differences.1 There i s regi onal vari ati on al so i n the rel ati onshi p of parents' al cohol use to the heal th behavi or of thei r adol escent chi l dren. Parents' dri nki ng habi ts i n the more densel y popul ated southern Fi nl and appear to exert l ess i nfl uence on rates of absti nence of adol escent offspri ng than i n the north of the country.2 Other compari sons of youth behavi or betw een Ostrobothni a, i n northern Fi nl and, and Uusi maa, i n southern Fi nl and, 3-5 further hi ghl i ght the rel evance of i nvesti gati ng regi onal and rel i gi ous di fferences.Rel i gi osi ty has been conceptual i zed as a cogni ti ve/ personal i ty attri bute that, i n adol escence, functi ons to control devi ant behavi or; 6 that control may be medi ated i n di fferent, convergent w ays: (i ) parti ci pati on i n rel i gi ous ri tual s pl aces the adol escent i n conventi onal soci al acti vi ti es and a sancti oni ng netw ork; (i i ) rel i gi ous teachi ng can foster aw areness of moral standards; (iii) religious ideology may foster personal control vi a anti ci pated puni shment for transgressi on; and (i v) emoti onal rel i gi ous experience may generate a devout, reverent, obedi ent adjustment. There i...

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Familial and socioregional environmental effects on abstinence from alcohol at age sixteen.

Cited by 77 publications

References 25 publications

Co-Twin Dependence Modifies Heritability of Abstinence and Alcohol Use: A Population-Based Study of Finnish Twins

Co-Twin Dependence Modifies Heritability of Abstinence and Alcohol Use: A Population-Based Study of Finnish Twins

Breakfast skipping and health-compromising behaviors in adolescents and adults

Individual differences in adolescent religiosity in Finland: familial effects are modified by sex and region of residence

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