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September 10, 2025Open Access

Genetics of educational attainment and social problem behaviors: Robust estimates of direct genetic effects

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LALyydia AlajääsköMPMaritza PalmaAAAbdel Abdellaoui

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Overview

Observational analysis reveals direct genetic effects on social behaviors in children, highlighting educational attainment’s role.

Key Points

  • Higher educational attainment-related polygenic indices are linked to lower attention problems and rule-breaking.
  • Findings indicated that environmental influences from parents might affect some genetic associations.
  • Sex differences emerged, with stronger genetic effects on behaviors noted particularly in girls.
  • The study utilized a within-family trio design from the Lifelines cohort, reinforcing the genetic impact on socio-emotional outcomes.

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Alajääskö et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1d7fe54b1d3bfb60fa434https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-7328005/v1
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