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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ903301
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0160-2896
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Three Dopaminergic Polymorphisms Are Associated with Academic Achievement in Middle and High School
Beaver, Kevin M.; Vaughn, Michael G.; Wright, John Paul; DeLisi, Matt; Howard, Matthew O.
Intelligence, v38 n6 p596-604 Nov-Dec 2010
Although academic achievement is a heritable construct, to date research has yet to explore its molecular genetic underpinnings. Drawing on data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, the current longitudinal study investigated the associations between polymorphisms in three dopaminergic genes (DAT1, DRD2, and DRD4) and academic achievement during middle and high school (Ns ranged between 622 and 2181). Findings revealed statistically significant associations between the three dopaminergic polymorphisms and a composite genetic risk index with English, math, history, and science grades. (Contains 6 tables and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Genetics, Middle School Students, High School Students, Longitudinal Studies, Correlation, Risk, Molecular Structure, Grades (Scholastic), Mathematics Achievement, English, Science Achievement, History, Biochemistry
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: High Schools; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health
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