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Happily married? Thank your genes, say scientists who have identified a genetic variation in the ‘love hormone’ oxytocin that influences long-term happiness in a marriage.
Published in the journal PLOS ONE, the study examined the role of a genetic variation that affects oxytocin, a hormone that plays a role in social bonding. Lead author Joan Monin, associate professor at the Yale School of Public Health in the US, and her team studied 178 married couples ranging in age from 37 to 90 years old. Each participant completed a survey about their feelings of marital security and satisfaction, and also provided a saliva sample for genotyping.
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It may not be all cultural after all.
Published in the journal PLOS ONE, the study examined the role of a genetic variation that affects oxytocin, a hormone that plays a role in social bonding. Lead author Joan Monin, associate professor at the Yale School of Public Health in the US, and her team studied 178 married couples ranging in age from 37 to 90 years old. Each participant completed a survey about their feelings of marital security and satisfaction, and also provided a saliva sample for genotyping.
Genes may play role in happy marriage
The research team found that when at least one partner had a genetic variation known as the GG genotype within the oxytocin gene receptor, the couple reported significantly greater marital satisfaction and feelings of security within their marriage.
It may not be all cultural after all.
