Do married and/or cohabiting individuals fare better during the COVID-19 pandemic? Satisfaction with life and depression among adult twins in the United States
Tsang S, Avery AR, Duncan GE
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Changes in physical activity levels and mental health during COVID-19: Prospective findings among adult twin pairs
Duncan GE, Avery AR, Tsang S, Williams BD, Seto E.
Reassessing relationships between appetite and adiposity in people at risk of obesity: a twin study using fMRI
Sewaybricker LE, Melhorn SJ, Rosenbaum JL, Askren MK, Tyagi V, Webb MF, De Leon MRB, Grabowski TJ, Schur EA
Differences in Stress and Anxiety Among Women With and Without Children in the Household During the Early Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Avery AR, Tsang S, Seto EYW, Duncan GE
Educational attainment of same-sex and opposite-sex dizygotic twins: An individual-level pooled study of 19 twin cohorts
Silventoinen K, Bogl LH, Jelenkovic A, et al.
Measurement of neighborhood-based physical activity bouts
Duncan GE, Hurvitz PM, Moudon AV, Avery AR, Tsang S.
GPS-based built environment measures associated with adult
physical activity
Boakye KA, Amram O, Schuna JM, Duncan GE, Hystad P.
Genetic and environmental influences on posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and disinhibited eating behaviors
Afari N, Gasperi M, Dochat C, Wooldridge JS, Herbert MS, Schur EA, Buchwald DS.
Is COVID-19 keeping us up at night? Stress, anxiety, and sleep among adult twins
Tsang S, Avery AR, Seto EYW, Duncan GE
Fear and depression linked to COVID-19 exposure A study of adult twins during the COVID-19 pandemic
Tsang S, Avery AR, Duncan GE.
COVID-19 Follow-up: Change in Physical Activity
In our March baseline survey, we asked participants their perceived change in the amount of physical activity since the widespread social restriction soon after the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 a pandemic. At the time, 43.78% of the participants reported a decrease in physical activity, 29.84% reported no change, and 26.38% reported an increase in the amount of physical activity, compared to prior to the spread of COVID-19.
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Association Between Low Back Pain and Body Mass Index in Adult Twins: An analysis of monozygotic and dizygotic twins of the Washington State Twin Registry
Liechty A, Tsang S, Turkheimer E, Duncan GE.
Stress, Anxiety, and Change in Alcohol Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings Among Adult Twin Pairs
Avery AR, Tsang S, Seto EYW, Duncan GE.
Central and Peripheral Symptoms in Network Analysis are Differentially Heritable A Twin Study of Anxious Misery
Olatunji BO, Christian C, Strachan E, Levinson CA.
Perceived change in physical activity and mental health during COVID-19: Findings among adult twin pairs
Between March 27 and April 5, 2020, we administered an online survey asking participants a series of questions regarding the changes of health-related behaviors and health outcomes during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US. Considering that strategies aimed to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic, such as physical distancing and lock downs, may have unintended consequences on health behaviors (e.g., physical activity, exercise), we explored the relation between individuals’ perceived change in the amount of physical activity and mental health over the short-term.
Perceived change in physical activity levels and mental health during COVID-19: Findings among adult twin pairs
Duncan GE, Avery AR, Seto E, Tsang S
Psychometric and Classification Properties of the Peas in a Pod Questionnaire
Genetic and environmental variation in educational attainment: an individual-based analysis of 28 twin cohorts
Silventoinen K, Jelenkovic A, Sund R, et al.
Evaluating and Applying Google Timeline Location Data for Built Environment and Physical Activity Research
PI: Perry Hystad
Project number: R21ES031226
Project dates: 7/17/2020-6/30/2021
COVID-19 Follow-up Update #3
In the follow-up survey, we asked participants to self-report the amount of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) they had in the past two week. We wondered if the amount of exercise people are doing during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with several mental health indicators.