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Evocative Effects on the Early Caregiving Environment of Genetic Factors Underlying the Development of Intellectual and Academic Ability
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Chloe Austerberry; Pasco Fearon; Angelica Ronald; Leslie D. Leve; Jody M. Ganiban; Misaki N. Natsuaki; Daniel S. Shaw; Jenae M. Neiderhiser; David Reiss – Child Development, 2024
This study examined gene-environment correlation (rGE) in intellectual and academic development in 561 U.S.-based adoptees (57% male; 56% non-Latinx White, 19% multiracial, 13% Black or African American, 11% Latinx) and their birth and adoptive parents between 2003 and 2017. Birth mother intellectual and academic performance predicted adoptive…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Adoption, Mothers, Cognitive Ability
Impact of the School Environment on Medical Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Population-Wide Register Data Study of School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
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Borgen, Nicolai T.; Frønes, Ivar; Raaum, Oddbjørn – Child Development, 2021
Although attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is among the most heritable psychiatric childhood disorders, social and gene-environment interactions seemingly play an important role in the etiology of ADHD. Consistent with this, this study finds that School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) reduced the…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Positive Behavior Supports, Intervention, Adolescents