Learning to give: Both genetic and shared environmental influences are reflected in the association between educational attainment and prosocial behaviour
Published online on February 13, 2026
Abstract
Acta Sociologica, Ahead of Print.
Prosocial behaviours are more commonly found among the higher educated. We examined to what extent genetic effects on prosocial behaviour captured by polygenic scores for educational attainment and cognitive performance can be detected. We apply a ...
Prosocial behaviours are more commonly found among the higher educated. We examined to what extent genetic effects on prosocial behaviour captured by polygenic scores for educational attainment and cognitive performance can be detected. We apply a ...