Parental resources and heritability as factors shaping children's health. An analysis of twins' self-rated health using TwinLife

We assess the relative and joint contributions of genetic and environmental factors on health during childhood and assume that parental resources are part of the environmental factors shaping children's health. We discuss theoretical background and empirical evidence concerning the effects of p...

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Main Authors: Bärbel Holzwarth, Christof Wolf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Sociology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2023.1136896/full