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Springer (part of Springer Nature), Behavior Genetics, 2(37), p. 273-283

DOI: 10.1007/s10519-006-9113-4

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Genotype by Environment Interaction in Adolescents’ Cognitive Aptitude

Journal article published in 2006 by K. Paige Harden ORCID, K. Paige Harden, Eric Turkheimer, John C. Loehlin
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Abstract

In a replication of Turkheimer, Haley, Waldron, D’Onofrio, Gottesman II (2003, Socioeconomic status modifies heritability of IQ in young children. Psychological Science, 14:623–628), we investigate genotype–environment (G × E) interaction in the cognitive aptitude of 839 twin pairs who completed the National Merit Scholastic Qualifying Test in 1962. Shared environmental influences were stronger for adolescents from poorer homes, while genetic influences were stronger for adolescents from more affluent homes. No significant differences were found between parental income and parental education interaction effects. Results suggest that environmental differences between middle- to upper-class families influence the expression of genetic potential for intelligence, as has previously been suggested by Bronfenbrenner and Ceci’s (1994, Nature-nurture reconceptualized in developmental perspective: a bioecological model Psychological Review, 101:568–586) bioecological model.