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Does Parental Separation Lower Genetic Influences on Children's School Performance?

Tina Baier, Zachary Van Winkle
2020 Journal of Marriage and Family  

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Objective: A behavioral genetics approach is used to test whether parental separation lowers the importance of genes for children's school performance. Background: The Scarr-Rowe hypothesis, which states that the relative importance of genes on cognitive ability is higher for advantaged compared to disadvantaged children, has been expanded to educational outcomes. However, advantage/disadvantage is predominantly conceptualized as parental socioeconomic status and neglects other important
more » ... . This study expands upon the literature to include family structure as an indicator for advantage/disadvantage.
doi:10.1111/jomf.12730 fatcat:diiv4jondjednmd5tnhkxpmeom
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Tina Baier, Zachary Van Winkle. "Does Parental Separation Lower Genetic Influences on Children's School Performance?." Journal of Marriage and Family (2020)