Nature, Nurture, and the Meaning of Educational Attainment: Differences by Sex and Socioeconomic Status.

ABSTRACT: Estimated heritability of educational attainment (EA) varies widely, from 23% to 80%, with growing evidence suggesting the degree to which genetic variation contributes to individual differences in EA is highly dependent upon situational factors. We aimed to decompose EA into influences attributable to genetic propensity and to environmental context and their interplay, while considering influences of rearing household economic status (HES) and sex. We use the Project Talent Twin and Sibling Study, drawn from the population-representative cohort of high school students assessed in 1960 and followed through 2014, to ages 68-72. Data from 3552 twins and siblings from 1741 families were analyzed using multilevel regression and multiple group structural equation models. Individuals from less-a

SUBMITTER: Arpawong TE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10497722 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature