Genetic and Environmental Influences on Vocabulary IQ: Parental Education Level as Moderator.

Rowe, David C.; Jacobson, Kristen C.; Van den Oord, Edwin J. C. G.

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ERIC Number: EJ597756

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Publication Date: 1999

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Genetic and Environmental Influences on Vocabulary IQ: Parental Education Level as Moderator.

Rowe, David C.; Jacobson, Kristen C.; Van den Oord, Edwin J. C. G.

Child Development, v70 n5 p1151-62 Sep-Oct 1999

Used data from sibling pairs from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health to examine how parental education moderated the genetic and environmental contributions to variation in verbal IQ. Found that the variance estimate for heritability was greater than that for shared environment for the whole sample. Both estimates were moderated by level of parental education. (Author/KB)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Black Youth, Educational Attainment, Intelligence Quotient, Nature Nurture Controversy, Parent Background, Siblings, Twins, Vocabulary Development, Whites

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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