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| Title |
The Genetics of Success
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Psychological Science, June 2016
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| DOI | 10.1177/0956797616643070 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Daniel W. Belsky, Terrie E. Moffitt, David L. Corcoran, Benjamin Domingue, HonaLee Harrington, Sean Hogan, Renate Houts, Sandhya Ramrakha, Karen Sugden, Benjamin S. Williams, Richie Poulton, Avshalom Caspi |
| Abstract |
A previous genome-wide association study (GWAS) of more than 100,000 individuals identified molecular-genetic predictors of educational attainment. We undertook in-depth life-course investigation of the polygenic score derived from this GWAS using the four-decade Dunedin Study (N = 918). There were five main findings. First, polygenic scores predicted adult economic outcomes even after accounting for educational attainments. Second, genes and environments were correlated: Children with higher polygenic scores were born into better-off homes. Third, children's polygenic scores predicted their adult outcomes even when analyses accounted for their social-class origins; social-mobility analysis showed that children with higher polygenic scores were more upwardly mobile than children with lower scores. Fourth, polygenic scores predicted behavior across the life course, from early acquisition of speech and reading skills through geographic mobility and mate choice and on to financial planning for retirement. Fifth, polygenic-score associations were mediated by psychological characteristics, including intelligence, self-control, and interpersonal skill. Effect sizes were small. Factors connecting DNA sequence with life outcomes may provide targets for interventions to promote population-wide positive development. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 131 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 21% |
| United Kingdom | 14 | 11% |
| Australia | 4 | 3% |
| Japan | 4 | 3% |
| Germany | 3 | 2% |
| Canada | 3 | 2% |
| Spain | 2 | 2% |
| Sweden | 2 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 12 | 9% |
| Unknown | 57 | 44% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 97 | 74% |
| Scientists | 22 | 17% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 7 | 5% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 3% |
| Unknown | 1 | <1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 327 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | <1% |
| Canada | 2 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 317 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 60 | 18% |
| Researcher | 38 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 28 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 25 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 22 | 7% |
| Other | 83 | 25% |
| Unknown | 71 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 113 | 35% |
| Social Sciences | 36 | 11% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 16 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 13 | 4% |
| Neuroscience | 13 | 4% |
| Other | 50 | 15% |
| Unknown | 86 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 857. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 02 May 2024.
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#21,520
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#42
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#336
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#2
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