Gene-by-socioeconomic status interaction on school readiness.

Behavior Genetics
Mijke Rhemtulla, Elliot M Tucker-Drob

Abstract

In previous work with a nationally representative sample of over 1,400 monozygotic and dizygotic twins born in the US, Tucker-Drob et al. (Psychological Science, 22, 125-133, 2011) uncovered a gene × environment interaction on scores on the Bayley Short Form test of mental ability (MA) at 2 years of age-higher socioeconomic status (SES) was associated not only with higher MA, but also with larger genetic contributions to individual differences in MA. The current study examined gene × SES interactions in mathematics skill and reading skill at 4 years of age (preschool age) in the same sample of twins, and further examined whether interactions detected at 4 years could be attributed to the persistence of the interaction previously observed at 2 years. For early mathematics skill but not early reading skill, genetic influences were more pronounced at higher levels of SES. This interaction was not accounted for by the interaction observed at 2 years. These findings indicate that SES moderates the etiological influences on certain cognitive functions at multiple stages of child development.

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Citations

Nov 1, 2012·Twin Research and Human Genetics : the Official Journal of the International Society for Twin Studies·K Paige HardenJennifer L Tackett
May 28, 2013·Learning and Individual Differences·Elliot M Tucker-Drob
May 23, 2012·Learning and Individual Differences·Elliot M Tucker-Drob, K Paige Harden
Jun 4, 2013·Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines·Sara A HartJeanette Taylor
Jun 6, 2015·Journal of Personality·Daniel A Briley, Elliot M Tucker-Drob
Sep 1, 2015·Behavior Genetics·Daniel A BrileyElliot M Tucker-Drob
May 7, 2014·Current Directions in Psychological Science·Elliot M Tucker-DrobK Paige Harden
Sep 5, 2013·Psychological Science·Timothy C BatesAlexander Weiss
Dec 17, 2015·Psychological Science·Elliot M Tucker-Drob, Timothy C Bates
Nov 15, 2017·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·David N FiglioJeffrey Roth
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