Is the association between offspring intelligence and parents' educational attainment influenced by schizophrenia or mood disorder in parents?

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Is the association between offspring intelligence and parents' educational attainment influenced by schizophrenia or mood disorder in parents? / Greve, Aja Neergaard; Mors, Ole; Mortensen, Erik Lykke; Meier, Sandra Melanie; McGrath, John J.; Petersen, Liselotte.

In: Schizophrenia Research: Cognition, Vol. 9, 09.2017, p. 18-22.

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Greve, AN, Mors, O, Mortensen, EL, Meier, SM, McGrath, JJ & Petersen, L 2017, 'Is the association between offspring intelligence and parents' educational attainment influenced by schizophrenia or mood disorder in parents?', Schizophrenia Research: Cognition, vol. 9, pp. 18-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scog.2017.07.001

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Greve, A. N., Mors, O., Mortensen, E. L., Meier, S. M., McGrath, J. J., & Petersen, L. (2017). Is the association between offspring intelligence and parents' educational attainment influenced by schizophrenia or mood disorder in parents? Schizophrenia Research: Cognition, 9, 18-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scog.2017.07.001

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Greve AN, Mors O, Mortensen EL, Meier SM, McGrath JJ, Petersen L. Is the association between offspring intelligence and parents' educational attainment influenced by schizophrenia or mood disorder in parents? Schizophrenia Research: Cognition. 2017 Sep;9:18-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scog.2017.07.001

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Greve, Aja Neergaard ; Mors, Ole ; Mortensen, Erik Lykke ; Meier, Sandra Melanie ; McGrath, John J. ; Petersen, Liselotte. / Is the association between offspring intelligence and parents' educational attainment influenced by schizophrenia or mood disorder in parents?. In: Schizophrenia Research: Cognition. 2017 ; Vol. 9. pp. 18-22.

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title = "Is the association between offspring intelligence and parents' educational attainment influenced by schizophrenia or mood disorder in parents?",
abstract = "Results from twin, family, and adoption studies all suggest that general intelligence is highly heritable. Several studies have shown lower premorbid intelligence in individuals before the onset of both mood disorders and psychosis, as well as in children and adolescents at genetic high risk for developing schizophrenia. Based on these findings, we aim to investigate if the association between educational achievement in parents and intelligence in their offspring is influenced by schizophrenia or mood disorder in parents. In a large population-based sample of young adult male conscripts (n = 156,531) the presence of a mental disorder in the parents were associated with significantly lower offspring scores on a test of general intelligence, the B{\o}rge Priens Pr{\o}ve (BPP), and higher educational attainment in parents was significantly associated with higher BPP test scores in offspring. A significant interaction suggested that the positive association between maternal education and offspring intelligence was stronger in offspring of mothers with schizophrenia compared to the control group (p = 0.03). The associations between parental education and offspring intelligence are also observed when restricting the sample to conscripts whose parents are diagnosed after 30 years of age. In conclusion, findings from this study show a more positive effect of education on offspring intelligence in mothers with schizophrenia compared to mothers from the control group. This effect could have both environmental and genetic explanations.",
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