Genetics of Educational Attainment and Childhood Problem Behavior: Direct Genetic Effects, Cognitive Pathways, and Sex Differences.
We examined the genetic underpinnings of problem behavior in children and adolescents (4-17 years old) by leveraging a within-family trio design using data of European ancestry from the Lifelines cohort (N=3,160-4,611). We estimated direct genetic effects of educational attainment (EA) polygenic indices (PGIs), as a wh...