Examining the association between cognitive ability and emotional problems across childhood using a genetically informative design: could there be a causal relationship?
Genetic and environmental factors accounted for a large proportion of the cross-lagged associations. Emotional problems in early childhood could result in a cascade effect, leading to lower nonverbal cognition in middle childhood, which increases the risk of emotional problems in late childhood. These findings highlight the importance of age- and domain-specific interventions.
Authors
- Meredith Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9467-6700)
- Margherita Malanchini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7257-6119)
- Tom A. McAdams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6825-3499)
- Iván Voronin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9863-177X)
Institutions
- National University of Singapore (SG)
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- King's College London (GB)
- Université Laval (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-07-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.70008
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.12
Funders
- Queen Mary University of London
- Wellcome Trust
- Ministry of Education - Singapore
- National Institutes of Health
- Medical Research Council