Using genetics for social science
KP Harden, PD Koellinger - Nature human behaviour, 2020 - nature.com
Social science genetics is concerned with understanding whether, how and why genetic
differences between human beings are linked to differences in behaviours and …
differences between human beings are linked to differences in behaviours and …
Sociology, genetics, and the coming of age of sociogenomics
Recent years have seen the birth of sociogenomics via the infusion of molecular genetic
data. We chronicle the history of genetics, focusing particularly on post-2005 genome-wide …
data. We chronicle the history of genetics, focusing particularly on post-2005 genome-wide …
Mechanisms of neuroplasticity linking early adversity to depression: developmental considerations
Early exposure to psychosocial adversity is among the most potent predictors of depression.
Because depression commonly emerges prior to adulthood, we must consider the …
Because depression commonly emerges prior to adulthood, we must consider the …
Research Review: How to interpret associations between polygenic scores, environmental risks, and phenotypes
JB Pingault, AG Allegrini, T Odigie… - Journal of Child …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Genetic influences are ubiquitous as virtually all phenotypes and most
exposures typically classified as environmental have been found to be heritable. A …
exposures typically classified as environmental have been found to be heritable. A …
Mechanisms linking parental educational attainment with child ADHD, depression, and academic problems: a study of extended families in The Norwegian Mother …
Background Low educational attainment in parents is associated with child
psychopathology. It is not clear whether the associations are due to risk factors that family …
psychopathology. It is not clear whether the associations are due to risk factors that family …
Genetic associations with parental investment from conception to wealth inheritance in six cohorts
Genetic inheritance is not the only way parents' genes may affect children. It is also possible
that parents' genes are associated with investments into children's development. We …
that parents' genes are associated with investments into children's development. We …
Comparison of adopted and nonadopted individuals reveals gene–environment interplay for education in the UK Biobank
R Cheesman, A Hunjan, JRI Coleman… - Psychological …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Polygenic scores now explain approximately 10% of the variation in educational attainment.
However, they capture not only genetic propensity but also information about the family …
However, they capture not only genetic propensity but also information about the family …
Challenging the utility of polygenic scores for social science: Environmental confounding, downward causation, and unknown biology
CH Burt - Behavioral and brain sciences, 2023 - cambridge.org
The sociogenomics revolution is upon us, we are told. Whether revolutionary or not,
sociogenomics is poised to flourish given the ease of incorporating polygenic scores (or …
sociogenomics is poised to flourish given the ease of incorporating polygenic scores (or …
Genetic associations with mathematics tracking and persistence in secondary school
Maximizing the flow of students through the science, technology, engineering, and math
(STEM) pipeline is important to promoting human capital development and reducing …
(STEM) pipeline is important to promoting human capital development and reducing …
More than nature and nurture, indirect genetic effects on children's academic achievement are consequences of dynastic social processes
Abstract Families transmit genes and environments across generations. When parents'
genetics affect their children's environments, these two modes of inheritance can produce an …
genetics affect their children's environments, these two modes of inheritance can produce an …