Sons' intelligence linked to fathers' criminal history
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 16:02
in Psychology & Sociology
Sons whose fathers have criminal records tend to have lower cognitive abilities than sons whose fathers have no criminal history, data from over 1 million Swedish men show. The research, conducted by scientists in Sweden and Finland, indicates that the link is not directly caused by fathers' behavior but is instead explained by genetic factors that are shared by father and son.