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Peer reviewedCleveland, Hobart H.; Jacobson, Kristen C.; Lipinski, John J.; Rowe, David C. – Intelligence, 2000
Used prospective data to examine the relationship between the family environment and child and adolescent achievement and to determine genetic and environmental contributions to this relationship. Data from 2,108 sibling full- and half-sibling pairs from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth suggest that genetic factors explain about…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Biological Influences, Children
Peer reviewedRowe, David C.; Vesterdal, Wendy J.; Rodgers, Joseph L. – Intelligence, 1998
Uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth for 1,943 full siblings and 129 half-siblings to study genetic and shared environmental influences on IQ, education, and income. Results suggest that social inequality in the United States has its origins in genetically based traits and in different environmental backgrounds. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement, Biological Influences, Educational Attainment, Environmental Influences
