Longitudinal Genetic Study of Verbal and Nonverbal IQ from Early Childhood to Young Adulthood

Autor/inn/en	Hoekstra, Rosa A.; Bartels, Meike; Boomsma, Dorret I.
Titel	Longitudinal Genetic Study of Verbal and Nonverbal IQ from Early Childhood to Young Adulthood
Quelle	In: Learning and Individual Differences, 17 (2007) 2, S.97-114 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1041-6080
DOI	10.1016/j.lindif.2007.05.005
Schlagwörter	Twins; Intervals; Structural Equation Models; Intelligence Quotient; Preschool Children; Genetics; Verbal Ability; Nonverbal Ability; Longitudinal Studies; Age Differences; Individual Differences; Foreign Countries; Young Adults; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Twin; Zwilling; Intelligenzquotient; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Humangenetik; Mündliche Leistung; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Individueller Unterschied; Ausland; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Niederlande
Abstract	In a longitudinal genetic study we explored which factors underlie stability in verbal and nonverbal abilities, and the extent to which the association between these abilities becomes stronger as children grow older. Measures of verbal and nonverbal IQ were collected in Dutch twin pairs at age 5, 7, 10, 12 and 18 years. The stability of both verbal and nonverbal abilities was high, with correlations over time varying from 0.47 for the 13-year time interval up to 0.80 for shorter time intervals. Structural equation modeling showed increasing heritability with age, from 48% (verbal) and 64% (nonverbal) at age 5 to 84% and 74% at age 18. Genetic influences seemed to be the driving force behind stability. Stability in nonverbal ability was entirely explained by genes. Continuity in verbal abilities was explained by genetic and shared environmental effects. The overlap between verbal and nonverbal abilities was fully accounted for by genes influencing both abilities. The genetic correlation between verbal and nonverbal IQ increased from 0.62 in early childhood to 0.73 in young adulthood. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10