| Title |
Genetics of Wellbeing and Its Components Satisfaction with Life, Happiness, and Quality of Life: A Review and Meta-analysis of Heritability Studies
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Behavior Genetics, February 2015
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10519-015-9713-y |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Meike Bartels |
| Abstract |
Wellbeing is a major topic of research across several disciplines, reflecting the increasing recognition of its strong value across major domains in life. Previous twin-family studies have revealed that individual differences in wellbeing are accounted for by both genetic as well as environmental factors. A systematic literature search identified 30 twin-family studies on wellbeing or a related measure such as satisfaction with life or happiness. Review of these studies showed considerable variation in heritability estimates (ranging from 0 to 64 %), which makes it difficult to draw firm conclusions regarding the genetic influences on wellbeing. For overall wellbeing twelve heritability estimates, from 10 independent studies, were meta-analyzed by computing a sample size weighted average heritability. Ten heritability estimates, derived from 9 independent samples, were used for the meta-analysis of satisfaction with life. The weighted average heritability of wellbeing, based on a sample size of 55,974 individuals, was 36 % (34-38), while the weighted average heritability for satisfaction with life was 32 % (29-35) (n = 47,750). With this result a more robust estimate of the relative influence of genetic effects on wellbeing is provided. |
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| United States | 4 | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 8% |
| Germany | 2 | 5% |
| Australia | 2 | 5% |
| India | 1 | 3% |
| Russia | 1 | 3% |
| Spain | 1 | 3% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 18 | 45% |
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| Scientists | 8 | 20% |
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| Ireland | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 295 | 99% |
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| Student > Bachelor | 27 | 9% |
| Researcher | 26 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 18 | 6% |
| Other | 62 | 21% |
| Unknown | 78 | 26% |
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| Social Sciences | 25 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 16 | 5% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 14 | 5% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 12 | 4% |
| Other | 41 | 14% |
| Unknown | 91 | 30% |
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