Introduction to Culture and Biology Interplay

Causadías, José M.; Telzer, Eva H.; Gonzales, Nancy A.

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“…Within this cascade family cohesion appears to play a greater protective role for Mexican-American adolescents compared to European-American adolescents. This study contributes to the growing literature attempting to integrate biological and cultural domains in examination of normal and abnormal development (Causadias et al, 2017). It does so by examining polygenic risk for aggression relative to a common family process in both Mexican-American and European-American adolescents.…”

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“…Studies examining candidate genes within a single ethnic group, or in comparing groups, represent a first step in the new field of cultural genomics (Causadias et al, 2018). This is an important endeavor as genes and culture are both embedded within the family in shaping offspring behavior (Boyd & Richerson, 1985).…”

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“…This is an important endeavor as genes and culture are both embedded within the family in shaping offspring behavior (Boyd & Richerson, 1985). There is also emerging evidence of gene–culture interplay, including evocative gene–culture correlations in which genetic predispositions evoke culturally embedded familial processes (Causadias & Korous, 2018). Within this framework, psychopathology can result from the multilevel interplay between genetic, individual, familial, and cultural influences (Cicchetti & Dawson, 2002).…”

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“…Racial and ethnic minorities have traditionally been underrepresented, and misrepresented in developmental psychology, developmental psychopathology, and behavior genetics research (Causadias, 2013; Garcia Coll, Akerman, & Cicchetti, 2000). Therefore, it is important to integrate ethnicity and culture into developmental psychopathology and behavior genetics research (Causadias, Telzer, & Gonzales, 2018). The current study contributes to this goal by examining the role of Mexican American and European American children's genetic predisposition for aggression in evocative r GE with family cohesion during adolescence in pathways to alcohol use in early adulthood.…”

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Polygenic risk, family cohesion, and adolescent aggression in Mexican American and European American families: Developmental pathways to alcohol use

2018

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Poor family cohesion and elevated adolescent aggression are associated with greater alcohol use in adolescence and early adulthood. In addition, evocative gene-environment correlations (rGEs) can underlie the interplay between offspring characteristics and negative family functioning, contributing to substance use. Gene-environment interplay has rarely been examined in racial/ethnic minority populations. The current study examined adolescents' polygenic risk scores for aggression in evocative rGEs underlying aggression and family cohesion during adolescence, their contributions to alcohol use in early adulthood (n = 479), and differences between Mexican American and European American subsamples. Results suggest an evocative rGE between polygenic risk scores, aggression, and low family cohesion, with aggression contributing to low family cohesion over time. Greater family cohesion was associated with lower levels of alcohol use in early adulthood and this association was stronger for Mexican American adolescents compared to European American adolescents. Results are discussed with respect to integration of culture and racial/ethnic minority samples into genetic research and implications for alcohol use.

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Polygenic risk, family cohesion, and adolescent aggression in Mexican American and European American families: Developmental pathways to alcohol use

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“…Thus, a single aspect of racial/ethnic identity may not fully explain biological differences observed (for a more in-depth discussion of the complex nature of culture–biology interplay, see Causadias, Telzer, & Gonzalez, 2018). For example, an individual’s identification with his/her culture could act in concert with experiences they have in everyday life to influence their biology and affect (Causadias, Telzer, & Gonzalez, 2018; Zeiders, Causadias, & White, 2017). We propose that, until we account for multiple aspects of cultural identity, the observed racial/ethnic differences in affect and physiology may remain difficult to explain.…”

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Racial/ethnic disparities in cortisol diurnal patterns and affect in adolescence

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Racial/ethnic minorities are more vulnerable to mental and physical health problems, but we know little about the psychobiological underpinnings of these disparities. In this study, we examined racial/ethnic differences in cortisol diurnal patterns and affect as initial steps toward elucidating long-term health disparities. A racially/ethnically diverse (39.5% White, 60.5% minority) sample of 370 adolescents (57.3% female) between the ages of 11.9 and 18 years (M = 14.65 years, SD = 1.39) participated in this study. These adolescents provided 16 cortisol samples (4 samples per day across 4 days), allowing the computation of diurnal cortisol slopes, the cortisol awakening response, and diurnal cortisol output (area under the curve), as well as daily diary ratings of high-arousal and low-arousal positive and negative affect. Consistent with prior research, we found that racial/ethnic minorities (particularly African American and Latino youth) exhibited flatter diurnal cortisol slopes compared to White youth, F (1, 344.7) = 5.26, p = .02, effect size g = 0.25. Furthermore, African American and Asian American youth reported lower levels of positive affect (both high arousal and low arousal) compared to White youth. Racial/ethnic differences in affect did not explain differences in cortisol patterns, suggesting a need to refine our models of relations between affect and hypothalamic– pituitary–adrenocortical activity. We conclude by proposing that a deeper understanding of cultural development may help elucidate the complex associations between affect and hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenocortical functioning and how they explain racial/ethnic differences in both affect and stress biology.

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Are Whites and minorities more similar than different? Testing the cultural similarities hypothesis on psychopathology with a second-order meta-analysis

2018

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The cultural differences hypothesis is the assertion that there are large differences between Whites and racial/ethnic minorities in the United States, while there are small differences between- (e.g., African Americans and Latinos) and within- (e.g., Latinos: Mexican Americans and Cuban Americans) minority groups. Conversely, the cultural similarities hypothesis argues that there are small differences between Whites and minorities, and these differences are equal or smaller in magnitude than differences between and within minorities. In this study, we conducted a second-order meta-analysis focused on psychopathology, to (a) test these hypotheses by estimating the absolute average difference between Whites and minorities, as well as between and within minorities, on levels of psychopathology, and (b) determine if general and meta-analytic method moderators account for these differences. A systematic search in PsycINFO, Web of Science, and ProQuest Dissertations identified 16 meta-analyses (13% unpublished) on 493 primary studies (N = 3,036,749). Differences between Whites and minorities (d+ = 0.23, 95% confidence interval [0.18, 0.28]), and between minorities (d+ = 0.30, 95% confidence interval [0.12, 0.48]) were small in magnitude. White–minority differences remained small across moderators. These findings support the cultural similarities hypothesis. We discuss their implications and future research directions.

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Introduction to Culture and Biology Interplay

Cited by 15 publications

References 74 publications

Polygenic risk, family cohesion, and adolescent aggression in Mexican American and European American families: Developmental pathways to alcohol use

Polygenic risk, family cohesion, and adolescent aggression in Mexican American and European American families: Developmental pathways to alcohol use

Racial/ethnic disparities in cortisol diurnal patterns and affect in adolescence

Are Whites and minorities more similar than different? Testing the cultural similarities hypothesis on psychopathology with a second-order meta-analysis

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