Educational attainment and mental health outcomes: A within-sibship Mendelian randomization study
Higher EA or genetic liability to education reduces symptoms of anxiety, neuroticism, and psychotropic medication use. These mental health benefits do not seem to be explained by EA-linked genetic nurture or demographic factors. Regarding depression, results were less conclusive due to imprecise estimates, though beneficial effects of genetic liability to higher EA are possible and warrant further investigation.
Authors
- Laxmi Bhatta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8166-1470)
- George Davey Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1407-8314)
- María Fernanda Vinueza‐Veloz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2493-0769)
- Paul Remy Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9770-3938)
- Martin Tesli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7495-5545)
- Neil M Davies (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2460-0508)
- Øyvind Næss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6624-7987)
- Ben Michael Brumpton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3058-1059)
Institutions
- Oslo University Hospital (NO)
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NO)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- St Olav's University Hospital (NO)
- Diakonhjemmet Hospital (NO)
- Østfold Hospital Trust (NO)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychological Medicine
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291725101736
- Primary Topic
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet
- University of Bristol
- Helse Midt-Norge
- Norges Forskningsråd
- National Institutes of Health
- Fakultet for medisin og helsevitenskap, Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet
- Medical Research Council
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health
- National Institute of Mental Health