Family background buys an education in minnesota but not in Sweden

Psychological Science

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1266-1273

  Johnson, Wendy ^a,b   Deary, Ian J ^a   Silventoinen, Karri ^c   Tynelius, Per ^d   Rasmussen, Finn ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

educational attainment; gene environment correlation; gene environment interaction; genetic and environmental influences; intelligence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN; THEORETICAL MODEL; TWINS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649869470     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797610379233     Document Type: Article

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