Editorial: For better or for worse? Intended and unintended consequences of science communication / Fatos SELITA ; Yulia KOVAS in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 65-8 (August 2024)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 65-8 (August 2024) . - p.995-997 Titre : Editorial: For better or for worse? Intended and unintended consequences of science communication Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Fatos SELITA, Auteur ; Yulia KOVAS, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.995-997 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Recently, more effort has been devoted to ensuring that scientific knowledge can be mobilised to make a positive impact on individuals and society. Scientists are encouraged, and even required, to communicate their findings beyond academic circles - to inform interested groups. However, there can be challenges with language use and communicating concepts; interpreting results; and from time pressure to communicate results rapidly. Here, we discuss intended and unintended consequences of science communication. We emphasise the importance of training to achieve these communication skills and working with non-academic partners - to mitigate potential harm from misinterpreted results and to ensure that science communication is maximally beneficial. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14032 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=532 [article] Editorial: For better or for worse? Intended and unintended consequences of science communication [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Fatos SELITA, Auteur ; Yulia KOVAS, Auteur . - p.995-997. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 65-8 (August 2024) . - p.995-997 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Recently, more effort has been devoted to ensuring that scientific knowledge can be mobilised to make a positive impact on individuals and society. Scientists are encouraged, and even required, to communicate their findings beyond academic circles - to inform interested groups. However, there can be challenges with language use and communicating concepts; interpreting results; and from time pressure to communicate results rapidly. Here, we discuss intended and unintended consequences of science communication. We emphasise the importance of training to achieve these communication skills and working with non-academic partners - to mitigate potential harm from misinterpreted results and to ensure that science communication is maximally beneficial. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14032 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=532

Evidence for shared genetic risk between ADHD symptoms and reduced mathematics ability: a twin study / Corina U. GREVEN in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 55-1 (January 2014)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 55-1 (January 2014) . - p.39-48 Titre : Evidence for shared genetic risk between ADHD symptoms and reduced mathematics ability: a twin study Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Corina U. GREVEN, Auteur ; Yulia KOVAS, Auteur ; Erik G. WILLCUTT, Auteur ; Stephen A. PETRILL, Auteur ; Robert PLOMIN, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.39-48 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : ADHD  mathematics  twin study  genetics  reading  general cognitive ability Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and mathematics ability are associated, but little is known about the genetic and environmental influences underlying this association. Methods Data came from more than 6,000 twelve-year-old twin pairs from the UK population-representative Twins Early Development Study. Parents rated each twin's behaviour using a DSM-IV-based 18-item questionnaire of inattentive and hyperactive–impulsive ADHD symptoms. Mathematics tests based on the UK National Curriculum were completed by each twin. The twins also completed standardised tests of reading and general cognitive ability. Multivariate twin model fitting was applied. Results Inattentive and hyperactive–impulsive ADHD symptoms were highly heritable (67% and 73% respectively). Mathematics ability was moderately heritable (46%). Mathematics ability and inattentiveness showed a significantly greater phenotypic correlation (rp = ?.26) and genetic correlation (rA = ?.41) than mathematics ability and hyperactivity–impulsivity (rp = ?.18; rA = ?.22). The genetic correlation between inattentiveness and mathematics ability was largely independent from hyperactivity-impulsivity, and was only partially accounted for by genetic influences related to reading and general cognitive ability. Conclusions Results revealed the novel finding that mathematics ability shows significantly stronger phenotypic and genetic associations with inattentiveness than with hyperactivity–impulsivity. Genetic associations between inattentiveness and mathematics ability could only partially be accounted for by hyperactivity–impulsivity, reading and general cognitive ability. Results suggest that mathematics ability is associated with ADHD symptoms largely because it shares genetic risk factors with inattentiveness, and provide further evidence for considering inattentiveness and hyperactivity–impulsivity separately. DNA markers for ADHD symptoms (especially inattentiveness) may also be candidate risk factors for mathematics ability and vice versa. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12090 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=220 [article] Evidence for shared genetic risk between ADHD symptoms and reduced mathematics ability: a twin study [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Corina U. GREVEN, Auteur ; Yulia KOVAS, Auteur ; Erik G. WILLCUTT, Auteur ; Stephen A. PETRILL, Auteur ; Robert PLOMIN, Auteur . - p.39-48. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 55-1 (January 2014) . - p.39-48 Mots-clés : ADHD  mathematics  twin study  genetics  reading  general cognitive ability Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and mathematics ability are associated, but little is known about the genetic and environmental influences underlying this association. Methods Data came from more than 6,000 twelve-year-old twin pairs from the UK population-representative Twins Early Development Study. Parents rated each twin's behaviour using a DSM-IV-based 18-item questionnaire of inattentive and hyperactive–impulsive ADHD symptoms. Mathematics tests based on the UK National Curriculum were completed by each twin. The twins also completed standardised tests of reading and general cognitive ability. Multivariate twin model fitting was applied. Results Inattentive and hyperactive–impulsive ADHD symptoms were highly heritable (67% and 73% respectively). Mathematics ability was moderately heritable (46%). Mathematics ability and inattentiveness showed a significantly greater phenotypic correlation (rp = ?.26) and genetic correlation (rA = ?.41) than mathematics ability and hyperactivity–impulsivity (rp = ?.18; rA = ?.22). The genetic correlation between inattentiveness and mathematics ability was largely independent from hyperactivity-impulsivity, and was only partially accounted for by genetic influences related to reading and general cognitive ability. Conclusions Results revealed the novel finding that mathematics ability shows significantly stronger phenotypic and genetic associations with inattentiveness than with hyperactivity–impulsivity. Genetic associations between inattentiveness and mathematics ability could only partially be accounted for by hyperactivity–impulsivity, reading and general cognitive ability. Results suggest that mathematics ability is associated with ADHD symptoms largely because it shares genetic risk factors with inattentiveness, and provide further evidence for considering inattentiveness and hyperactivity–impulsivity separately. DNA markers for ADHD symptoms (especially inattentiveness) may also be candidate risk factors for mathematics ability and vice versa. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12090 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=220

Generalist genes and learning disabilities: a multivariate genetic analysis of low performance in reading, mathematics, language and general cognitive ability in a sample of 8000 12-year-old twins / Claire Margaret Alison HAWORTH in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 50-10 (October 2009)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 50-10 (October 2009) . - p.1328-1325 Titre : Generalist genes and learning disabilities: a multivariate genetic analysis of low performance in reading, mathematics, language and general cognitive ability in a sample of 8000 12-year-old twins Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Claire Margaret Alison HAWORTH, Auteur ; Stephen A. PETRILL, Auteur ; Yulia KOVAS, Auteur ; Philip S. DALE, Auteur ; Nicole HARLAAR, Auteur ; Robert PLOMIN, Auteur ; Marianna E. HAYIOU-THOMAS, Auteur Année de publication : 2009 Article en page(s) : p.1328-1325 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Learning-disability twins behavioral-genetics generalist-genes Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background: Our previous investigation found that the same genes influence poor reading and mathematics performance in 10-year-olds. Here we assess whether this finding extends to language and general cognitive disabilities, as well as replicating the earlier finding for reading and mathematics in an older and larger sample. Methods: Using a representative sample of 4000 pairs of 12-year-old twins from the UK Twins Early Development Study, we investigated the genetic and environmental overlap between internet-based batteries of language and general cognitive ability tests in addition to tests of reading and mathematics for the bottom 15% of the distribution using DeFries–Fulker extremes analysis. We compared these results to those for the entire distribution. Results: All four traits were highly correlated at the low extreme (average group phenotypic correlation = .58). and in the entire distribution (average phenotypic correlation = .59). Genetic correlations for the low extreme were consistently high (average = .67), and non-shared environmental correlations were modest (average = .23). These results are similar to those seen across the entire distribution (.68 and .23, respectively). Conclusions: The 'Generalist Genes Hypothesis' holds for language and general cognitive disabilities, as well as reading and mathematics disabilities. Genetic correlations were high, indicating a strong degree of overlap in genetic influences on these diverse traits. In contrast, non-shared environmental influences were largely specific to each trait, causing phenotypic differentiation of traits. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.2009.02114.x Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=839 [article] Generalist genes and learning disabilities: a multivariate genetic analysis of low performance in reading, mathematics, language and general cognitive ability in a sample of 8000 12-year-old twins [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Claire Margaret Alison HAWORTH, Auteur ; Stephen A. PETRILL, Auteur ; Yulia KOVAS, Auteur ; Philip S. DALE, Auteur ; Nicole HARLAAR, Auteur ; Robert PLOMIN, Auteur ; Marianna E. HAYIOU-THOMAS, Auteur . - 2009 . - p.1328-1325. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 50-10 (October 2009) . - p.1328-1325 Mots-clés : Learning-disability twins behavioral-genetics generalist-genes Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background: Our previous investigation found that the same genes influence poor reading and mathematics performance in 10-year-olds. Here we assess whether this finding extends to language and general cognitive disabilities, as well as replicating the earlier finding for reading and mathematics in an older and larger sample. Methods: Using a representative sample of 4000 pairs of 12-year-old twins from the UK Twins Early Development Study, we investigated the genetic and environmental overlap between internet-based batteries of language and general cognitive ability tests in addition to tests of reading and mathematics for the bottom 15% of the distribution using DeFries–Fulker extremes analysis. We compared these results to those for the entire distribution. Results: All four traits were highly correlated at the low extreme (average group phenotypic correlation = .58). and in the entire distribution (average phenotypic correlation = .59). Genetic correlations for the low extreme were consistently high (average = .67), and non-shared environmental correlations were modest (average = .23). These results are similar to those seen across the entire distribution (.68 and .23, respectively). Conclusions: The 'Generalist Genes Hypothesis' holds for language and general cognitive disabilities, as well as reading and mathematics disabilities. Genetic correlations were high, indicating a strong degree of overlap in genetic influences on these diverse traits. In contrast, non-shared environmental influences were largely specific to each trait, causing phenotypic differentiation of traits. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.2009.02114.x Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=839

Overlap and specificity of genetic and environmental influences on mathematics and reading disability in 10-year-old twins / Yulia KOVAS in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 48-9 (September 2007)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 48-9 (September 2007) . - p.914–922 Titre : Overlap and specificity of genetic and environmental influences on mathematics and reading disability in 10-year-old twins Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Yulia KOVAS, Auteur ; Stephen A. PETRILL, Auteur ; Philip S. DALE, Auteur ; Nicole HARLAAR, Auteur ; Robert PLOMIN, Auteur ; Claire Margaret Alison HAWORTH, Auteur Année de publication : 2007 Article en page(s) : p.914–922 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Mathematical-disability reading-disability twin-method genetic-correlation etiology behavioral-genetics child-development comorbidity learning-difficulties Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background: To what extent do genetic and environmental influences on reading disability overlap with those on mathematics disability? Multivariate genetic research on the normal range of variation in unselected samples has led to a Generalist Genes Hypothesis which posits that the same genes largely affect individual differences in these abilities in the normal range. However, little is known about the etiology of co-morbidity for the disability extremes of reading and mathematics. Method: From 2596 pairs of 10-year-old monozygotic and dizygotic twins assessed on a web-based battery of reading and mathematics tests, we selected the lowest 15% on reading and on mathematics. We conducted bivariate DeFries–Fulker (DF) extremes analyses to assess overlap and specificity of genetic and environmental influences on reading and mathematics disability defined by a 15% cut-off. Results: Both reading and mathematics disability are moderately heritable (47% and 43%, respectively) and show only modest shared environmental influence (16% and 20%). There is substantial phenotypic co-morbidity between reading and mathematics disability. Bivariate DF extremes analyses yielded a genetic correlation of .67 between reading disability and mathematics disability, suggesting that they are affected largely by the same genetic factors. The shared environmental correlation is .96 and the non-shared environmental correlation is .08. Conclusions: In line with the Generalist Genes Hypothesis, the same set of generalist genes largely affects mathematical and reading disabilities. The dissociation between the disabilities occurs largely due to independent non-shared environmental influences. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.2007.01748..x Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=163 [article] Overlap and specificity of genetic and environmental influences on mathematics and reading disability in 10-year-old twins [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Yulia KOVAS, Auteur ; Stephen A. PETRILL, Auteur ; Philip S. DALE, Auteur ; Nicole HARLAAR, Auteur ; Robert PLOMIN, Auteur ; Claire Margaret Alison HAWORTH, Auteur . - 2007 . - p.914–922. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 48-9 (September 2007) . - p.914–922 Mots-clés : Mathematical-disability reading-disability twin-method genetic-correlation etiology behavioral-genetics child-development comorbidity learning-difficulties Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background: To what extent do genetic and environmental influences on reading disability overlap with those on mathematics disability? Multivariate genetic research on the normal range of variation in unselected samples has led to a Generalist Genes Hypothesis which posits that the same genes largely affect individual differences in these abilities in the normal range. However, little is known about the etiology of co-morbidity for the disability extremes of reading and mathematics. Method: From 2596 pairs of 10-year-old monozygotic and dizygotic twins assessed on a web-based battery of reading and mathematics tests, we selected the lowest 15% on reading and on mathematics. We conducted bivariate DeFries–Fulker (DF) extremes analyses to assess overlap and specificity of genetic and environmental influences on reading and mathematics disability defined by a 15% cut-off. Results: Both reading and mathematics disability are moderately heritable (47% and 43%, respectively) and show only modest shared environmental influence (16% and 20%). There is substantial phenotypic co-morbidity between reading and mathematics disability. Bivariate DF extremes analyses yielded a genetic correlation of .67 between reading disability and mathematics disability, suggesting that they are affected largely by the same genetic factors. The shared environmental correlation is .96 and the non-shared environmental correlation is .08. Conclusions: In line with the Generalist Genes Hypothesis, the same set of generalist genes largely affects mathematical and reading disabilities. The dissociation between the disabilities occurs largely due to independent non-shared environmental influences. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.2007.01748..x Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=163

School quality ratings are weak predictors of students' achievement and well-being / Sophie VON STUMM in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 62-3 (March 2021)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 62-3 (March 2021) . - p.339-348 Titre : School quality ratings are weak predictors of students' achievement and well-being Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Sophie VON STUMM, Auteur ; Emily SMITH-WOOLLEY, Auteur ; Rosa CHEESMAN, Auteur ; Jean-Baptiste PINGAULT, Auteur ; Kathryn ASBURY, Auteur ; Philip S. DALE, Auteur ; Rebecca ALLEN, Auteur ; Yulia KOVAS, Auteur ; Robert PLOMIN, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.339-348 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Ofsted  School quality  educational achievement  school engagement  well-being Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: In England, all state-funded schools are inspected by an independent government agency, the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted). Inspections aim to hold schools accountable and to promote the improvement of education, with the results made available to the public. Ofsted reports intend to index school quality, but their influence on students' individual outcomes has not been previously studied. The aim of the current study was to explore the extent to which school quality, as indexed by Ofsted ratings, is associated with students' educational achievement, well-being and school engagement. METHODS: We use an England population-based sample of 4,391 individuals, for whom school performance at age 11 and GCSE grades at age 16 were accessed from the National Pupil Database, and who completed measures of well-being and school engagement at age 16. RESULTS: We found that Ofsted ratings of secondary school quality accounted for 4% of the variance in students' educational achievement at age 16, which was further reduced to 1% of the variance after we accounted for prior school performance at age 11 and family socioeconomic status. Furthermore, Ofsted ratings were weak predictors of school engagement and student well-being, with an average correlation of .03. CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that differences in school quality, as indexed by Ofsted ratings, have little relation to students' individual outcomes. Accordingly, our results challenge the usefulness of Ofsted ratings as guides for parents and students when choosing secondary schools. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13276 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=443 [article] School quality ratings are weak predictors of students' achievement and well-being [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Sophie VON STUMM, Auteur ; Emily SMITH-WOOLLEY, Auteur ; Rosa CHEESMAN, Auteur ; Jean-Baptiste PINGAULT, Auteur ; Kathryn ASBURY, Auteur ; Philip S. DALE, Auteur ; Rebecca ALLEN, Auteur ; Yulia KOVAS, Auteur ; Robert PLOMIN, Auteur . - p.339-348. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry > 62-3 (March 2021) . - p.339-348 Mots-clés : Ofsted  School quality  educational achievement  school engagement  well-being Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: In England, all state-funded schools are inspected by an independent government agency, the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted). Inspections aim to hold schools accountable and to promote the improvement of education, with the results made available to the public. Ofsted reports intend to index school quality, but their influence on students' individual outcomes has not been previously studied. The aim of the current study was to explore the extent to which school quality, as indexed by Ofsted ratings, is associated with students' educational achievement, well-being and school engagement. METHODS: We use an England population-based sample of 4,391 individuals, for whom school performance at age 11 and GCSE grades at age 16 were accessed from the National Pupil Database, and who completed measures of well-being and school engagement at age 16. RESULTS: We found that Ofsted ratings of secondary school quality accounted for 4% of the variance in students' educational achievement at age 16, which was further reduced to 1% of the variance after we accounted for prior school performance at age 11 and family socioeconomic status. Furthermore, Ofsted ratings were weak predictors of school engagement and student well-being, with an average correlation of .03. CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that differences in school quality, as indexed by Ofsted ratings, have little relation to students' individual outcomes. Accordingly, our results challenge the usefulness of Ofsted ratings as guides for parents and students when choosing secondary schools. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13276 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=443

Who is afraid of math? Two sources of genetic variance for mathematical anxiety / Zhe WANG in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 55-9 (September 2014)  

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