marital satisfaction associated_with internalizing disorders

overlap between the genetic influences on marital quality and ... internalizing pathology.

genetic effects on marital quality are shared in common with the internalizing spectrum

non-shared environmental correlation between Marital Quality and Internalizing was −.02

full moderation model ... provides the fullest picture of the change in the etiology of Internalizing as a function of the level of Marital Quality

common to both Marital Quality and Internalizing

non-shared environmental correlation between Quality and Internalizing increased from rE = −0.08 at low levels of Quality to rE = 0.18 at high levels of Quality

The unstandardized genetic component of variance decreased from low to high levels of Quality; heritability of Internalizing was greatest when Quality was lowest.

Biometric modeling was utilized to evaluate the genetic and environmental moderation of internalizing pathology by marital quality.

genetic and environmental influences on internalizing pathology differ as a function of marital quality

We next tested whether Marital Quality moderated the genetic and environmental influences on Internalizing pathology.

genetic effects on marital quality are shared in common with the internalizing spectrum

Marital quality is used as the moderator variable influencing the genetic and environmental paths to internalizing pathology in the biometric moderation model.