TY - JOUR
T1 - Genetics and child development
T2 - Recent advances and their implications for developmental research
AU - Armstrong-Carter, Emma
AU - Wertz, Jasmin
AU - Domingue, Benjamin W.
N1 - Funding Information:
Emma Armstrong-Carter is supported by the Institute of Education Sciences Fellowship Training Grant (R305B140009). Jasmin Wertz is supported by a postdoctoral fellowship from the AXA Research Fund. Thank you to Rosa Cheesman, Sara Jaffee, Rachel Romeo, and Sabine Doebel for comments on an earlier version of this article.
PY - 2021/3
Y1 - 2021/3
N2 - Recent genetic discoveries offer a new lens through which to study cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and social processes that are foundational to children’s development. In this article, we review the latest advances in genomics—genome-wide association studies and the polygenic scores that have come out of them—and discuss how these techniques can be leveraged to shed light on developmental research questions. Then, we describe how developmental scientists might apply these methods in their own lines of work—for example, in investigations of individual differences in developmental trajectories, intergenerational transmission, peer relationships, and processes of resilience and positive adaptation. Finally, we discuss ethical concerns and limitations of genetics research as they pertain to developmental science.
AB - Recent genetic discoveries offer a new lens through which to study cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and social processes that are foundational to children’s development. In this article, we review the latest advances in genomics—genome-wide association studies and the polygenic scores that have come out of them—and discuss how these techniques can be leveraged to shed light on developmental research questions. Then, we describe how developmental scientists might apply these methods in their own lines of work—for example, in investigations of individual differences in developmental trajectories, intergenerational transmission, peer relationships, and processes of resilience and positive adaptation. Finally, we discuss ethical concerns and limitations of genetics research as they pertain to developmental science.
KW - child development
KW - education
KW - genetics
KW - individual differences
KW - polygenic scores
U2 - 10.1111/cdep.12400
DO - 10.1111/cdep.12400
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85099956152
SN - 1750-8592
VL - 15
SP - 57
EP - 64
JO - Child Development Perspectives
JF - Child Development Perspectives
IS - 1
ER -