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- Title
Early manifestations of intellectual performance: Evidence that genetic effects on later academic test performance are mediated through verbal performance in early childhood.
- Authors
Austerberry, Chloe; Fearon, Pasco; Ronald, Angelica; Leve, Leslie D.; Ganiban, Jody M.; Natsuaki, Misaki N.; Shaw, Daniel S.; Neiderhiser, Jenae M.; Reiss, David
- Abstract
Intellectual performance is highly heritable and robustly predicts lifelong health and success but the earliest manifestations of genetic effects on this asset are not well understood. This study examined whether early executive function (EF) or verbal performance mediate genetic influences on subsequent intellectual performance, in 561 U.S.‐based adoptees (57% male) and their birth and adoptive parents (70% and 92% White, 13% and 4% African American, 7% and 2% Latinx, respectively), administered measures in 2003–2017. Genetic influences on children's academic performance at 7 years were mediated by verbal performance at 4.5 years (β =.22, 95% CI [0.08, 0.35], p =.002) and not via EF, indicating that verbal performance is an early manifestation of genetic propensity for intellectual performance.
- Subjects
VERBAL ability in children; ADOPTEES; INTELLECT &; genetics; EXECUTIVE function; BIRTHPARENTS; ADOPTIVE parents
- Publication
Child Development, 2022, Vol 93, Issue 2, pe188
- ISSN
0009-3920
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/cdev.13706