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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Dev Psychol. 2021 Feb;57(2):180–190. doi: 10.1037/dev0000901

Table 2:

Family Pair Correlations for Polygenic Scores and for Observed Educational Attainment in the Family Transitions Project

Pairs Polygenic Scores Observed Scores Partial Correlations
Fathers and Mothers .029 (p = .633, n = 272) .318 (p< .001, n = 422) .335 (p< .001, df = 264)
Fathers and Siblings .586 (p< .001, n = 238) .280 (p< .001, n = 390) .243 (p< .001, df = 229)
Fathers and Targets .440 (p< .001, n = 249) .315 (p< .001, n = 393) .258 (p< .001, df = 237)
Mothers and Siblings .513 (p < .001, n = 277) .304 (p< .001, n = 435) .226 (p< .001, df = 270)
Mothers and Targets .522 (p< .001, n = 297) .260 (p< .001, n = 442) .186 (p = .002, df = 285)
Siblings and Targets .488 (p< .001, n = 287) .356 (p < .001, n = 432) .313 (p< .001, df = 276)

Note: The Partial Correlation column reports correlations between observed educational attainment score controlling for the polygenic scores of both family members.