chiao et al "indv vs. collectavist"

aim

investigate role of 5-HTT on mdd in indv and collectivist societies

method

cross cultural review, data triangulation, surveys

procedure

prevalance, gdp, hofsted score, genotype, and who data of 50,000 ppt from 29 countries gathered

results

collectivist societies were more likely to have the short allele 5-HTT mutation but less likely to have anxiety or a mood disorder

link

cultural influence on biological factors (genes) cultural values are a significant predictor of gene mutations but other factors (environment) influence the expression of the gene.