During the past decade, polygenic scores have become a fast-growing area of research in
the behavioural sciences. The ability to directly assess people's genetic propensities has …

Various parental characteristics, including psychiatric disorders and parenting behaviours,
are associated with offspring mental health and related outcomes in observational studies …

Associations between home literacy environment and children's reading ability are often
assumed to reflect a direct influence. However, heritability could account for the association …

In the context of current concerns about replication in psychological science, we describe 10
findings from behavioral genetic research that have replicated robustly. These are “big” …

Objective: The transmission of anxiety within families is well recognized, but the underlying
processes are poorly understood. Twin studies of adolescent anxiety demonstrate both …

Across a wide range of studies, researchers often conclude that the home environment and
children's outcomes are causally linked. In contrast, behavioral genetic studies show that …

Genetic inheritance is not the only way parents' genes may affect children. It is also possible
that parents' genes are associated with investments into children's development. We …

Behaviors, traits and characteristics are transmitted from parents to offspring because of
complex genetic and non-genetic processes. We review genetic and non-genetic …

Covariation of life history traits across species may be organised on a 'fast-slow'continuum.
A burgeoning literature in psychology and social science argues that trait covariation should …

Background Theoretical models of the development of childhood externalizing disorders
emphasize the role of parents. Empirical studies have not been able to identify specific …