We also tested the hypothesis that adolescents’ perceptions of interparental conflict and positivity will be differentially associated with conflict appraisals as threatening as a function of having a more sensitive (7+) or less sensitive (7−) DRD4 genotype. Drawing from both DST and vantage sensitivity, we hypothesized an association between couple positivity and threat appraisals for 7+ adolescents and null associations for 7− adolescents. Specific to DST, we further hypothesized an association between couple conflict and threat appraisals for 7+ adolescents only.
