Assortative Mating Across the Full Spectrum of Mental Disorders: A Nationwide Finnish Register Study
This study suggests that assortative mating is prevalent in mental disorders. Assortative mating may contribute to the transmission and clustering of mental disorders within families, highlighting the importance of considering partner selection in mental health research and policy making.
Authors
- Christian Hakulinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8629-9960)
- Kateryna Golovina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4662-9707)
- Ripsa Niemi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2055-170X)
- Mai Gutvilig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0534-9222)
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (FI)
- Väestöliitto (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science
- Published
- 2025-10-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsgos.2025.100642
- Primary Topic
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00