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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.
