Genetic and environmental variation in educational attainment: an individual-based analysis of 28 twin cohorts

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Genetic and environmental variation in educational attainment : an individual-based analysis of 28 twin cohorts. / Silventoinen, Karri; Jelenkovic, Aline; Sund, Reijo; Latvala, Antti; Honda, Chika; Inui, Fujio; Tomizawa, Rie; Watanabe, Mikio; Sakai, Norio; Rebato, Esther; Busjahn, Andreas; Tyler, Jessica; Hopper, John L.; Ordoñana, Juan R.; Sánchez-Romera, Juan F.; Colodro-Conde, Lucia; Calais-Ferreira, Lucas; Oliveira, Vinicius C.; Ferreira, Paulo H.; Medda, Emanuela; Nisticò, Lorenza; Toccaceli, Virgilia; Derom, Catherine A.; Vlietinck, Robert F.; Loos, Ruth J.F.; Siribaddana, Sisira H.; Hotopf, Matthew; Sumathipala, Athula; Rijsdijk, Fruhling; Duncan, Glen E.; Buchwald, Dedra; Tynelius, Per; Rasmussen, Finn; Tan, Qihua; Zhang, Dongfeng; Pang, Zengchang; Magnusson, Patrik K.E.; Pedersen, Nancy L.; Dahl Aslan, Anna K.; Hwang, Amie E.; Mack, Thomas M.; Krueger, Robert F.; McGue, Matt; Pahlen, Shandell; Brandt, Ingunn; Nilsen, Thomas S.; Harris, Jennifer R.; Martin, Nicholas G.; Medland, Sarah E.; Montgomery, Grant W.; Willemsen, Gonneke; Bartels, Meike; van Beijsterveldt, Catharina E.M.; Franz, Carol E.; Kremen, William S.; Lyons, Michael J.; Silberg, Judy L.; Maes, Hermine H.; Kandler, Christian; Nelson, Tracy L.; Whitfield, Keith E.; Corley, Robin P.; Huibregtse, Brooke M.; Gatz, Margaret; Butler, David A.; Tarnoki, Adam D.; Tarnoki, David L.; Park, Hang A.; Lee, Jooyeon; Lee, Soo Ji; Sung, Joohon; Yokoyama, Yoshie; Sørensen, Thorkild I.A.; Boomsma, Dorret I.; Kaprio, Jaakko.

In: Scientific Reports, Vol. 10, No. 1, 12681, 2020.

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Silventoinen, K, Jelenkovic, A, Sund, R, Latvala, A, Honda, C, Inui, F, Tomizawa, R, Watanabe, M, Sakai, N, Rebato, E, Busjahn, A, Tyler, J, Hopper, JL, Ordoñana, JR, Sánchez-Romera, JF, Colodro-Conde, L, Calais-Ferreira, L, Oliveira, VC, Ferreira, PH, Medda, E, Nisticò, L, Toccaceli, V, Derom, CA, Vlietinck, RF, Loos, RJF, Siribaddana, SH, Hotopf, M, Sumathipala, A, Rijsdijk, F, Duncan, GE, Buchwald, D, Tynelius, P, Rasmussen, F, Tan, Q, Zhang, D, Pang, Z, Magnusson, PKE, Pedersen, NL, Dahl Aslan, AK, Hwang, AE, Mack, TM, Krueger, RF, McGue, M, Pahlen, S, Brandt, I, Nilsen, TS, Harris, JR, Martin, NG, Medland, SE, Montgomery, GW, Willemsen, G, Bartels, M, van Beijsterveldt, CEM, Franz, CE, Kremen, WS, Lyons, MJ, Silberg, JL, Maes, HH, Kandler, C, Nelson, TL, Whitfield, KE, Corley, RP, Huibregtse, BM, Gatz, M, Butler, DA, Tarnoki, AD, Tarnoki, DL, Park, HA, Lee, J, Lee, SJ, Sung, J, Yokoyama, Y, Sørensen, TIA, Boomsma, DI & Kaprio, J 2020, 'Genetic and environmental variation in educational attainment: an individual-based analysis of 28 twin cohorts', Scientific Reports, vol. 10, no. 1, 12681. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-69526-6

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Silventoinen, K., Jelenkovic, A., Sund, R., Latvala, A., Honda, C., Inui, F., Tomizawa, R., Watanabe, M., Sakai, N., Rebato, E., Busjahn, A., Tyler, J., Hopper, J. L., Ordoñana, J. R., Sánchez-Romera, J. F., Colodro-Conde, L., Calais-Ferreira, L., Oliveira, V. C., Ferreira, P. H., ... Kaprio, J. (2020). Genetic and environmental variation in educational attainment: an individual-based analysis of 28 twin cohorts. Scientific Reports, 10(1), [12681]. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-69526-6

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Silventoinen K, Jelenkovic A, Sund R, Latvala A, Honda C, Inui F et al. Genetic and environmental variation in educational attainment: an individual-based analysis of 28 twin cohorts. Scientific Reports. 2020;10(1). 12681. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-69526-6

Author

Silventoinen, Karri ; Jelenkovic, Aline ; Sund, Reijo ; Latvala, Antti ; Honda, Chika ; Inui, Fujio ; Tomizawa, Rie ; Watanabe, Mikio ; Sakai, Norio ; Rebato, Esther ; Busjahn, Andreas ; Tyler, Jessica ; Hopper, John L. ; Ordoñana, Juan R. ; Sánchez-Romera, Juan F. ; Colodro-Conde, Lucia ; Calais-Ferreira, Lucas ; Oliveira, Vinicius C. ; Ferreira, Paulo H. ; Medda, Emanuela ; Nisticò, Lorenza ; Toccaceli, Virgilia ; Derom, Catherine A. ; Vlietinck, Robert F. ; Loos, Ruth J.F. ; Siribaddana, Sisira H. ; Hotopf, Matthew ; Sumathipala, Athula ; Rijsdijk, Fruhling ; Duncan, Glen E. ; Buchwald, Dedra ; Tynelius, Per ; Rasmussen, Finn ; Tan, Qihua ; Zhang, Dongfeng ; Pang, Zengchang ; Magnusson, Patrik K.E. ; Pedersen, Nancy L. ; Dahl Aslan, Anna K. ; Hwang, Amie E. ; Mack, Thomas M. ; Krueger, Robert F. ; McGue, Matt ; Pahlen, Shandell ; Brandt, Ingunn ; Nilsen, Thomas S. ; Harris, Jennifer R. ; Martin, Nicholas G. ; Medland, Sarah E. ; Montgomery, Grant W. ; Willemsen, Gonneke ; Bartels, Meike ; van Beijsterveldt, Catharina E.M. ; Franz, Carol E. ; Kremen, William S. ; Lyons, Michael J. ; Silberg, Judy L. ; Maes, Hermine H. ; Kandler, Christian ; Nelson, Tracy L. ; Whitfield, Keith E. ; Corley, Robin P. ; Huibregtse, Brooke M. ; Gatz, Margaret ; Butler, David A. ; Tarnoki, Adam D. ; Tarnoki, David L. ; Park, Hang A. ; Lee, Jooyeon ; Lee, Soo Ji ; Sung, Joohon ; Yokoyama, Yoshie ; Sørensen, Thorkild I.A. ; Boomsma, Dorret I. ; Kaprio, Jaakko. / Genetic and environmental variation in educational attainment : an individual-based analysis of 28 twin cohorts. In: Scientific Reports. 2020 ; Vol. 10, No. 1.

Bibtex

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title = "Genetic and environmental variation in educational attainment: an individual-based analysis of 28 twin cohorts",
abstract = "We investigated the heritability of educational attainment and how it differed between birth cohorts and cultural–geographic regions. A classical twin design was applied to pooled data from 28 cohorts representing 16 countries and including 193,518 twins with information on educational attainment at 25 years of age or older. Genetic factors explained the major part of individual differences in educational attainment (heritability: a2 = 0.43; 0.41–0.44), but also environmental variation shared by co-twins was substantial (c2 = 0.31; 0.30–0.33). The proportions of educational variation explained by genetic and shared environmental factors did not differ between Europe, North America and Australia, and East Asia. When restricted to twins 30 years or older to confirm finalized education, the heritability was higher in the older cohorts born in 1900–1949 (a2 = 0.44; 0.41–0.46) than in the later cohorts born in 1950–1989 (a2 = 0.38; 0.36–0.40), with a corresponding lower influence of common environmental factors (c2 = 0.31; 0.29–0.33 and c2 = 0.34; 0.32–0.36, respectively). In conclusion, both genetic and environmental factors shared by co-twins have an important influence on individual differences in educational attainment. The effect of genetic factors on educational attainment has decreased from the cohorts born before to those born after the 1950s.",
author = "Karri Silventoinen and Aline Jelenkovic and Reijo Sund and Antti Latvala and Chika Honda and Fujio Inui and Rie Tomizawa and Mikio Watanabe and Norio Sakai and Esther Rebato and Andreas Busjahn and Jessica Tyler and Hopper, {John L.} and Ordo{\~n}ana, {Juan R.} and S{\'a}nchez-Romera, {Juan F.} and Lucia Colodro-Conde and Lucas Calais-Ferreira and Oliveira, {Vinicius C.} and Ferreira, {Paulo H.} and Emanuela Medda and Lorenza Nistic{\`o} and Virgilia Toccaceli and Derom, {Catherine A.} and Vlietinck, {Robert F.} and Loos, {Ruth J.F.} and Siribaddana, {Sisira H.} and Matthew Hotopf and Athula Sumathipala and Fruhling Rijsdijk and Duncan, {Glen E.} and Dedra Buchwald and Per Tynelius and Finn Rasmussen and Qihua Tan and Dongfeng Zhang and Zengchang Pang and Magnusson, {Patrik K.E.} and Pedersen, {Nancy L.} and {Dahl Aslan}, {Anna K.} and Hwang, {Amie E.} and Mack, {Thomas M.} and Krueger, {Robert F.} and Matt McGue and Shandell Pahlen and Ingunn Brandt and Nilsen, {Thomas S.} and Harris, {Jennifer R.} and Martin, {Nicholas G.} and Medland, {Sarah E.} and Montgomery, {Grant W.} and Gonneke Willemsen and Meike Bartels and {van Beijsterveldt}, {Catharina E.M.} and Franz, {Carol E.} and Kremen, {William S.} and Lyons, {Michael J.} and Silberg, {Judy L.} and Maes, {Hermine H.} and Christian Kandler and Nelson, {Tracy L.} and Whitfield, {Keith E.} and Corley, {Robin P.} and Huibregtse, {Brooke M.} and Margaret Gatz and Butler, {David A.} and Tarnoki, {Adam D.} and Tarnoki, {David L.} and Park, {Hang A.} and Jooyeon Lee and Lee, {Soo Ji} and Joohon Sung and Yoshie Yokoyama and S{\o}rensen, {Thorkild I.A.} and Boomsma, {Dorret I.} and Jaakko Kaprio",
year = "2020",
doi = "10.1038/s41598-020-69526-6",
language = "English",
volume = "10",
journal = "Scientific Reports",
issn = "2045-2322",
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T1 - Genetic and environmental variation in educational attainment

T2 - an individual-based analysis of 28 twin cohorts

AU - Silventoinen, Karri

AU - Jelenkovic, Aline

AU - Sund, Reijo

AU - Latvala, Antti

AU - Honda, Chika

AU - Inui, Fujio

AU - Tomizawa, Rie

AU - Watanabe, Mikio

AU - Sakai, Norio

AU - Rebato, Esther

AU - Busjahn, Andreas

AU - Tyler, Jessica

AU - Hopper, John L.

AU - Ordoñana, Juan R.

AU - Sánchez-Romera, Juan F.

AU - Colodro-Conde, Lucia

AU - Calais-Ferreira, Lucas

AU - Oliveira, Vinicius C.

AU - Ferreira, Paulo H.

AU - Medda, Emanuela

AU - Nisticò, Lorenza

AU - Toccaceli, Virgilia

AU - Derom, Catherine A.

AU - Vlietinck, Robert F.

AU - Loos, Ruth J.F.

AU - Siribaddana, Sisira H.

AU - Hotopf, Matthew

AU - Sumathipala, Athula

AU - Rijsdijk, Fruhling

AU - Duncan, Glen E.

AU - Buchwald, Dedra

AU - Tynelius, Per

AU - Rasmussen, Finn

AU - Tan, Qihua

AU - Zhang, Dongfeng

AU - Pang, Zengchang

AU - Magnusson, Patrik K.E.

AU - Pedersen, Nancy L.

AU - Dahl Aslan, Anna K.

AU - Hwang, Amie E.

AU - Mack, Thomas M.

AU - Krueger, Robert F.

AU - McGue, Matt

AU - Pahlen, Shandell

AU - Brandt, Ingunn

AU - Nilsen, Thomas S.

AU - Harris, Jennifer R.

AU - Martin, Nicholas G.

AU - Medland, Sarah E.

AU - Montgomery, Grant W.

AU - Willemsen, Gonneke

AU - Bartels, Meike

AU - van Beijsterveldt, Catharina E.M.

AU - Franz, Carol E.

AU - Kremen, William S.

AU - Lyons, Michael J.

AU - Silberg, Judy L.

AU - Maes, Hermine H.

AU - Kandler, Christian

AU - Nelson, Tracy L.

AU - Whitfield, Keith E.

AU - Corley, Robin P.

AU - Huibregtse, Brooke M.

AU - Gatz, Margaret

AU - Butler, David A.

AU - Tarnoki, Adam D.

AU - Tarnoki, David L.

AU - Park, Hang A.

AU - Lee, Jooyeon

AU - Lee, Soo Ji

AU - Sung, Joohon

AU - Yokoyama, Yoshie

AU - Sørensen, Thorkild I.A.

AU - Boomsma, Dorret I.

AU - Kaprio, Jaakko

PY - 2020

Y1 - 2020

N2 - We investigated the heritability of educational attainment and how it differed between birth cohorts and cultural–geographic regions. A classical twin design was applied to pooled data from 28 cohorts representing 16 countries and including 193,518 twins with information on educational attainment at 25 years of age or older. Genetic factors explained the major part of individual differences in educational attainment (heritability: a2 = 0.43; 0.41–0.44), but also environmental variation shared by co-twins was substantial (c2 = 0.31; 0.30–0.33). The proportions of educational variation explained by genetic and shared environmental factors did not differ between Europe, North America and Australia, and East Asia. When restricted to twins 30 years or older to confirm finalized education, the heritability was higher in the older cohorts born in 1900–1949 (a2 = 0.44; 0.41–0.46) than in the later cohorts born in 1950–1989 (a2 = 0.38; 0.36–0.40), with a corresponding lower influence of common environmental factors (c2 = 0.31; 0.29–0.33 and c2 = 0.34; 0.32–0.36, respectively). In conclusion, both genetic and environmental factors shared by co-twins have an important influence on individual differences in educational attainment. The effect of genetic factors on educational attainment has decreased from the cohorts born before to those born after the 1950s.

AB - We investigated the heritability of educational attainment and how it differed between birth cohorts and cultural–geographic regions. A classical twin design was applied to pooled data from 28 cohorts representing 16 countries and including 193,518 twins with information on educational attainment at 25 years of age or older. Genetic factors explained the major part of individual differences in educational attainment (heritability: a2 = 0.43; 0.41–0.44), but also environmental variation shared by co-twins was substantial (c2 = 0.31; 0.30–0.33). The proportions of educational variation explained by genetic and shared environmental factors did not differ between Europe, North America and Australia, and East Asia. When restricted to twins 30 years or older to confirm finalized education, the heritability was higher in the older cohorts born in 1900–1949 (a2 = 0.44; 0.41–0.46) than in the later cohorts born in 1950–1989 (a2 = 0.38; 0.36–0.40), with a corresponding lower influence of common environmental factors (c2 = 0.31; 0.29–0.33 and c2 = 0.34; 0.32–0.36, respectively). In conclusion, both genetic and environmental factors shared by co-twins have an important influence on individual differences in educational attainment. The effect of genetic factors on educational attainment has decreased from the cohorts born before to those born after the 1950s.

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JO - Scientific Reports

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