Why children differ in motivation to learn: Insights from over 13,000 twins from 6 countries

Why children differ in motivation to learn: Insights from over 13,000 twins from 6 countries

•Genes rather than environment contribute to family resemblance in academic motivation.•Environmental influences stemmed entirely from individual specific experiences.•Attending same vs. different classes did not affect twin similarity in motivation.•Results are similar across ages, countries and ac...

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Main Authors: Kovas, Yulia, Garon-Carrier, Gabrielle, Boivin, Michel, Petrill, Stephen A., Plomin, Robert, Malykh, Sergey B., Spinath, Frank, Murayama, Kou, Ando, Juko, Bogdanova, Olga Y., Brendgen, Mara, Dionne, Ginette, Forget-Dubois, Nadine, Galajinsky, Eduard V., Gottschling, Juliana, Guay, Frédéric, Lemelin, Jean-Pascal, Logan, Jessica A.R., Yamagata, Shinji, Shikishima, Chizuru, Spinath, Birgit, Thompson, Lee A., Tikhomirova, Tatiana N., Tosto, Maria G., Tremblay, Richard, Vitaro, Frank
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Pergamon Press 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4372262/

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