ATTENTION: The software behind KU ScholarWorks is being upgraded to a new version. Starting July 15th, users will not be able to log in to the system, add items, nor make any changes until the new version is in place at the end of July. Searching for articles and opening files will continue to work while the system is being updated.
If you have any questions, please contact Marianne Reed at mreed@ku.edu .
Gene-by-Socioeconomic Status Interaction on School Readiness
dc.contributor.author | Rhemtulla, Mijke | |
dc.contributor.author | Tucker-Drob, Elliot M. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-02-23T17:42:52Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-02-23T17:42:52Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-02-15 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Rhemtulla, M. & Tucker-Drob, E.M. Behav Genet (2012) 42: 549. doi:10.1007/s10519-012-9527-0 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/23236 | |
dc.description.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. | en_US |
dc.publisher | Springer Verlag | en_US |
dc.rights | © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012 | en_US |
dc.subject | Gene-by-environment interaction | en_US |
dc.subject | Reading | en_US |
dc.subject | Mathematics | en_US |
dc.subject | School readiness | en_US |
dc.subject | Socioeconomic status | en_US |
dc.title | Gene-by-Socioeconomic Status Interaction on School Readiness | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
kusw.kuauthor | Rhemtulla, Mijke | |
kusw.kudepartment | Center for Research Methods and Data Analysis | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s10519-012-9527-0 | en_US |
dc.identifier.orcid | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2572-2424 | |
kusw.oaversion | Scholarly/refereed, author accepted manuscript | en_US |
kusw.oapolicy | This item meets KU Open Access policy criteria. | en_US |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess |