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

The question of why people show individual differences in their behaviours and capacities
has intrigued researchers for centuries. Behaviour genetics offers us various methods to …

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 …

A systematic understanding of the aetiology of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) and
their co-occurrence with other conditions during childhood and adolescence remains …

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 …

Background Low educational attainment in parents is associated with child
psychopathology. It is not clear whether the associations are due to risk factors that family …

Identifying mechanisms underlying the intergenerational transmission of risk for attention-
deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) traits can inform interventions and provide insights into …

Importance Several maternal exposures during pregnancy are considered predisposing
factors for offspring neurodevelopmental conditions. However, many of these exposures …

In the classical twin design, researchers compare trait resemblance in cohorts of identical
and non-identical twins to understand how genetic and environmental factors correlate with …

Distinguishing between the effects of nature and nurture constitutes a major research goal
for those interested in understanding human development. It is known, for example, that …