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 …

Appropriate use of bifactor analysis in psychopathology research: Appreciating benefits and limitations

MA Bornovalova, AM Choate, H Fatimah… - Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Co-occurrence of psychiatric disorders is well documented. Recent quantitative efforts have
moved toward an understanding of this phenomenon, with the general psychopathology or p …

Resource profile and user guide of the Polygenic Index Repository

J Becker, CAP Burik, G Goldman, N Wang… - Nature human …, 2021 - nature.com
Polygenic indexes (PGIs) are DNA-based predictors. Their value for research in many
scientific disciplines is growing rapidly. As a resource for researchers, we used a consistent …

Investigating the genetic architecture of noncognitive skills using GWAS-by-subtraction

PA Demange, M Malanchini, TT Mallard, P Biroli… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Little is known about the genetic architecture of traits affecting educational attainment other
than cognitive ability. We used genomic structural equation modeling and prior genome …

[HTML][HTML] Comparing within-and between-family polygenic score prediction

S Selzam, SJ Ritchie, JB Pingault, CA Reynolds… - The American Journal of …, 2019 - cell.com
Polygenic scores are a popular tool for prediction of complex traits. However, prediction
estimates in samples of unrelated participants can include effects of population stratification …

Genetic determinism, essentialism and reductionism: semantic clarity for contested science

KP Harden - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
Research linking genetic differences with human social and behavioural phenotypes has
long been controversial. Frequently, debates about the ethical, social and legal implications …

Nurture might be nature: Cautionary tales and proposed solutions

SA Hart, C Little, E van Bergen - NPJ science of learning, 2021 - nature.com
Across a wide range of studies, researchers often conclude that the home environment and
children's outcomes are causally linked. In contrast, behavioral genetic studies show that …

Toward a better understanding of the causal effects of role demands on work–family conflict: A genetic modeling approach.

TD Allen, J Regina, BM Wiernik… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Over the past several decades, there has been considerable interest in the theoretical
causes of work–family conflict (WFC). Most studies have focused on situational …

[PDF][PDF] Interactions between Polygenic Scores and Environ-ments: Methodological and Con-ceptual Challenges

BW Domingue, S Trejo… - Sociologi-cal …, 2020 - sociologicalscience.com
Interest in the study of gene–environment interaction has recently grown due to the sudden
availability of molecular genetic data—in particular, polygenic scores—in many long-running …

[图书][B] In the know: Debunking 35 myths about human intelligence

RT Warne - 2020 - books.google.com
"" Theory about intelligence is more fully developed and more mathematically sophisticated
than for almost any other psychological construct. More is known about the underlying …