Parent-offspring resemblance for educational attainment reduces with increased social class in a global sample: evidence for the compensatory advantage hypothesis

IntroductionThe degree to which (self-reported) social class predicts parent-offspring resemblance for educational attainment (EA) is examined in a globally representative dataset of 69,116 individuals sourced from 56 countries.MethodsA hierarchical general linear model is used to predict participan...

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Main Authors: Michael A. Woodley of Menie, Matthew A. Sarraf, Mateo Peñaherrera-Aguirre, Heiner Rindermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1289109/full