For childhood outcomes (academic achievement, ADHD symptoms), genetic-nurturing designs found only direct genetic effects and no genetic nurturing¶
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q2 i? Using the full genetic-nurturing design with DNA of children and both parents, de Zeeuw et al. and Willoughby et al. replicated genetic-nurturing effects on adults' educational attainment, but for childhood academic achievement and ADHD symptoms only direct genetic effects were found, with no genetic nurturing. → Hart 2021
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Hart 2021¶
Hart, S. A., Little, C. & van Bergen, E. (2021). Nurture might be nature: cautionary tales and proposed solutions. npj Science of Learning 6:2. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-020-00079-z
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The article reports this published genetic-nurturing replication study: genetic-nurturing effects replicated for adults' educational attainment, while "for outcomes in childhood, academic achievement and ADHD- symptoms" only direct genetic effects were found. No effect size is printed.
"for outcomes in childhood, academic achievement and ADHD- symptoms, Zeeuw et al. 45 only found direct genetic effects; no genetic nurturing."
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Related Claims¶
- Non-transmitted parental polygenic scores predict offspring educational attainment, evidencing genetic nurturing effects in adults — a broader claim this one bears on
- Genetic liability for ADHD predicts lower GCSE attainment but not greater school absence (ALSPAC cohort) — related
- Educational achievement is highly heritable, and the common environmental variance is attributable to SES effects — related
- Genetic and environmental variance components of educational achievement decrease with increasing parental SES — related
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For childhood outcomes (academic achievement, ADHD symptoms), genetic-nurturing designs found only direct genetic effects and no genetic nurturing |
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For childhood outcomes (academic achievement, ADHD symptoms), genetic-nurturing designs found only direct genetic effects and no genetic nurturing |
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