Dr Margherita Malanchini
Reader in Psychology
School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University of London
| Funder: | Medical Research Council |
| Project: | Investigating the combined impact of behavioural and neurodevelopmental disorders on education. |
Research
Child development, Learning, Non-cognitive skills, Gene-environment interplay, Neurodevelopmental disorders, Behavioural Problems
Interests
I am a Reader (Associate Professor) at Queen Mary University of London, where I direct the Cognition, Development, and Education research laboratory. My research investigates differences between children in learning, socioemotional, and cognitive development, applying an interdisciplinary approach that bridges knowledge across developmental psychology, genetics, education, and the social sciences.Publications
Publications of specific relevance to the Centre for Brain and Behaviour2025
The developmental interplay between household chaos and educational achievement from age 9 through 16 years: A genetically sensitive studyvon Stumm S Starr A Voronin I Malanchini M
Learning and Individual Differences, Elsevier vol. 124
01-12-2025
How are children’s perceptions of the home environment associated with a general psychopathology factor across childhood?Nejand J Malanchini M Voronin I Eley T Rimfeld K
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Wiley
08-09-2025
The Relationship Between Environmental Sensitivity and Common Mental-Health Problems in Adolescents and Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisFalkenstein T Sartori L Malanchini M Hadfield K Pluess M
Clinical Psychological Science, Sage Publications
15-08-2025
Author Correction: A meta-analysis of genetic effects associated with neurodevelopmental disorders and co-occurring conditionsGidziela A Ahmadzadeh YI Michelini G Allegrini AG Agnew-Blais J Lau LY Duret M Procopio F et al.
Nature Human Behaviour, Springer Nature, 1-1.
11-08-2025
Examining the association between cognitive ability and emotional problems across childhood using a genetically informative design: could there be a causal relationship?Han MX Voronin I Malanchini M McAdams TA
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Wiley
16-07-2025
Moving intelligence measurement online: adaptation and validation of the Polish version of the Pathfinder general cognitive ability testMuszyński M Banasik-Jemielniak N Żółtak T Rimfeld K Shakeshaft NG Schofield KL Malanchini M Pokropek A
Quality & Quantity, Springer Nature, 1-26.
30-06-2025
The Genetic Specificity of Cognitive Tests After Controlling for General Cognitive AbilityProcopio F Keser E Knyspel J Malanchini M Rimfeld K Plomin R
Behavior Genetics, Springer Nature vol. 55 (2), 103-113.
18-02-2025
The neurodevelopmental spectrum: phenotypic architecture, etiology, and predictive utility across developmentMichelini G Liao W Lu S Caserini C Eley T Ronald A Wilson S Malanchini M et al.
In Research Square
01-01-2025
2024
Exploring the role of telomere length in the efficacy of an exercise intervention for vascular cognitive impairment: a 12‐month randomised controlled trial substudyPacker A Barha CK Hsiung GR Ambrose CE Pflueger S Tam R Madden K Field TS et al.
Alzheimer's & Dementia, Wiley vol. 20 (Suppl 2), e090695-e090695.
01-12-2024
Mathematics interest, self-efficacy, and anxiety predict STEM career choice in emerging adulthoodFerdinand R Malanchini M Rimfeld K
Npj Science of Learning, Springer Nature vol. 9 (1)
13-11-2024
Telomere length and cognitive changes in 7,877 older UK adults of European ancestryPacker A Habiballa L Tato-Barcia E Breen G Brooker H Corbett A Arathimos R Ballard C et al.
Frontiers in Aging, Frontiers vol. 5
01-11-2024
Gene-environment correlation: the role of family environment in academic developmentZhou Q Gidziela A Allegrini AG Cheesman R Wertz J Maxwell J Plomin R Rimfeld K et al.
Molecular Psychiatry, Springer Nature vol. 30 (3), 999-1008.
04-09-2024
Multi-polygenic score prediction of mathematics, reading, and language abilities independent of general cognitive abilityProcopio F Liao W Rimfeld K Malanchini M von Stumm S Allegrini AG Plomin R
Molecular Psychiatry, Springer Nature vol. 30 (2), 414-422.
31-07-2024
Exploring the genetic prediction of academic underachievement and overachievementKawakami K Procopio F Rimfeld K Malanchini M von Stumm S Asbury K Plomin R
Npj Science of Learning, Springer Nature vol. 9 (1)
01-06-2024
Reciprocal Effects Between Negative Parenting and Children’s Callous-Unemotional Traits From Mid to Late ChildhoodPezzoli P Pingault J-B Malanchini M Voronin I McCrory E Fearon P Viding E
American Journal of Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Association Publishing vol. 181 (4), 310-321.
13-03-2024
The genetic specificity of specific cognitive abilities after controlling for general cognitive abilityProcopio F Keser E Knyspel J Malanchini M rimfeld K Plomin R
In Research Square
01-01-2024
2023
Associations of DNA-Methylation Measures of Biological Aging With Social Disparities in Child and Adolescent Mental HealthRaffington L Tanksley PT Vinnik L Sabhlok A Patterson MW Mallard T Malanchini M Ayorech Z et al.
Clinical Psychological Science, Sage Publications vol. 12 (4), 551-562.
07-08-2023
Limited evidence of a shared genetic relationship between C-reactive protein levels and cognitive function in older UK adults of European ancestryPacker A Corbett A Arathimos R Ballard C Aarsland D Hampshire A Dima D Creese B et al.
Frontiers in Dementia, Frontiers vol. 2
02-08-2023
The developmental interplay between the p-factor of psychopathology and the g-factor of intelligence from age 7 through 16 years.von Stumm S Malanchini M Fisher HL
Development and Psychopathology, Cambridge University Press (Cup) vol. 36 (3), 1-10.
05-07-2023
Twins Early Development Study (TEDS): A genetically sensitive investigation of mental health outcomes in the mid‐twentiesLockhart C Bright J Ahmadzadeh Y Breen G Bristow S Boyd A Downs J Hotopf M et al.
Jcpp Advances, Wiley vol. 3 (2)
30-03-2023
Autonomic dysregulation and self‐injurious thoughts and behaviours in children and young people: A systematic review and meta‐analysisBellato A Admani MA Deak C Farhat LC de Oliveira MCFA Vasconcelos R Malanchini M Shephard E et al.
Jcpp Advances, Wiley Open Access
23-03-2023
A meta-analysis of genetic effects associated with neurodevelopmental disorders and co-occurring conditionsGidziela A Ahmadzadeh Y Michelini G Allegrini A Agnew-Blais J Lau LY Duret M Procopio F et al.
Nature Human Behaviour, Nature Research
20-02-2023
2022
Explaining the influence of non‐shared environment (NSE) on symptoms of behaviour problems from preschool to adulthood: mind the missing NSE gapGidziela A Malanchini M Rimfeld K McMillan A Ronald A Viding E Pike A Asbury K et al.
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Wiley vol. 64 (5), 747-757.
27-11-2022
The genetics of specific cognitive abilitiesProcopio F Zhou Q Wang Z Gidziela A Rimfeld K Malanchini M Plomin R
Intelligence, Elsevier vol. 95
01-11-2022
Genetic Variance in Conscientiousness Relates to Youth Psychopathology Beyond Executive FunctionsShields AN Malanchini M Vinnik L Tucker-Drob EM Harden KP Tackett JL
Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science, American Psychological Association (Apa) vol. 131 (8), 830-846.
01-11-2022
An In-Laboratory Stressor Reveals Unique Genetic Variation in Child Cortisol OutputRaffington L Malanchini M Grotzinger AD Madole JW Engelhardt LE Sabhlok A Youn C Patterson MW et al.
Developmental Psychology, American Psychological Association (Apa) vol. 58 (10), 1832-1848.
01-10-2022
Gene–environment interaction using polygenic scores: Do polygenic scores for psychopathology moderate predictions from environmental risk to behavior problems?Plomin R Gidziela A Malanchini M von Stumm S
Development and Psychopathology, Cambridge University Press (Cup) vol. 34 (5), 1816-1826.
23-09-2022
Estimating effects of parents’ cognitive and non-cognitive skills on offspring education using polygenic scoresDemange P Hottenga JJ Abdellaoui A Eilertsen EM Malanchini M Domingue B de Zeeuw E Rimfeld K et al.
Nature Communications, Nature Research
23-08-2022
The relationship between executive function, processing speed, and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in middle childhoodSabhlok A Malanchini M Engelhardt LE Madole J Tucker-Drob EM Harden KP
Developmental Science, Wiley vol. 25 (2)
17-08-2022
Genetic and Environmental Influences on Dyslexia and DyscalculiaMalanchini M Gidziela A
In The Cambridge Handbook of Dyslexia and Dyscalculia, Cambridge University Press (Cup) 101-114.
28-07-2022
The consequences of a year of the COVID-19 pandemic for the mental health of young adult twins in England and WalesRimfeld K Malanchini M Arathimos R Gidziela A Pain O McMillan A Ogden R Webster L et al.
Bjpsych Open, Royal College of Psychiatrists vol. 8 (4)
01-07-2022
Genetic and Environmental Factors of Non-Ability-Based ConfidenceVogt RL Zheng A Briley DA Malanchini M Harden KP Tucker-Drob EM
Social Psychological and Personality Science Social Psychological and Personality Science. vol. 13 (3), 734-746.
01-04-2022
Translational relevance of forward genetic screens in animal models for the study of psychiatric diseaseSheardown E Mech AM Petrazzini MEM Leggieri A Gidziela A Hosseinian S Sealy IM Torres-Perez JV et al.
Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, Elsevier vol. 135
04-02-2022
The genetics of specific cognitive abilitiesProcopio F Zhou Q Wang Z Gidziela A Rimfeld K Malanchini M Plomin R
Intelligence, Elsevier
01-01-2022
2021
The winding roads to adulthood: A twin study.Rimfeld K Malanchini M Packer AE Gidziela A Allegrini AG Ayorech Z Smith-Woolley E McMillan A et al.
Jcpp Advances, Wiley Open Access vol. 1 (4), e12053-e12053.
11-12-2021
The consequences of a year of the COVID-19 pandemic for the mental health of young adult twins in England and WalesRimfeld K Malanchini M Arathimos R Gidziela A Pain O McMillan A Ogden R Webster L et al.
, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
07-10-2021
Pathfinder: A gamified measure to integrate general cognitive ability into the biological, medical, and behavioural sciencesMalanchini M Rimfeld K Gidziela A Cheesman R Allegrini A Shakeshaft N Schofield K Packer A et al.
Molecular Psychiatry, Springer Nature [Academic Journals on Nature.Com]
01-10-2021
Co-development of math anxiety, math self-concept, and math value in adolescence: The roles of parents and math teachersWang Z Borriello GA Oh W Lukowski S Malanchini M
Contemporary Educational Psychology, Elsevier vol. 67
01-10-2021
Pathfinder: a gamified measure to integrate general cognitive ability into the biological, medical, and behavioural sciencesMalanchini M Rimfeld K Gidziela A Cheesman R Allegrini AG Shakeshaft N Schofield K Packer A et al.
Molecular Psychiatry, Springer Nature vol. 26 (12), 7823-7837.
01-10-2021
Socially stratified DNA-methylation profiles are associated with disparities in child and adolescent mental healthRaffington L Tanksley P Vinnik L Sabhlok A Patterson MW Mallard T Malanchini M Ayorech Z et al.
, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
21-09-2021
Using DNA to predict behaviour problems from preschool to adulthoodGidziela A Rimfeld K Malanchini M Allegrini A McMillan A Selzam S Ronald A Viding E et al.
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
06-09-2021
Genetic and Environmental Factors of Non-Ability-Based ConfidenceVogt RL Zheng A Briley DA Malanchini M Harden KP Tucker-Drob EM
Social Psychological and Personality Science, Sage Publications vol. 13 (3), 734-746.
06-09-2021
Socioeconomic disadvantage and the pace of biological aging in childrenRaffington L Belsky DW Kothari M Malanchini M Tucker-Drob EM Harden KP
Pediatrics, American Academy of Pediatrics vol. 147 (6)
01-06-2021
Genetic Correlates of Psychological Responses to the COVID-19 Crisis in Young Adult Twins in Great BritainRimfeld K Malanchini M Allegrini AG Packer AE McMillan A Ogden R Webster L Shakeshaft NG et al.
Behavior Genetics, Springer Nature vol. 51 (2), 110-124.
24-02-2021
Investigating the genetic architecture of noncognitive skills using GWAS-by-subtractionDemange P Malanchini M
Nature Genetics, Nature Research vol. 53, 35-35.
07-01-2021
2020
When anxiety becomes my propeller: Mental toughness moderates the relation between academic anxiety and academic avoidanceHasty LM Malanchini M Shakeshaft N Schofield K Malanchini M Wang Z
British Journal of Educational Psychology, Wiley vol. 91 (1), 368-390.
18-07-2020
Evidence for a unitary structure of spatial cognition beyond general intelligence.Malanchini M Rimfeld K Shakeshaft NG McMillan A Schofield KL Rodic M Rossi V Kovas Y et al.
Npj Sci Learn vol. 5 (1)
02-07-2020
Analysis of socioeconomic disadvantage and pace of aging measured in saliva DNA methylation of children and adolescentsRaffington L Belsky DW Malanchini M Tucker-Drob EM Harden KP
, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
05-06-2020
The developmental trajectories of mathematics anxiety: Cognitive, personality, and environmental correlatesWang Z Oh W Malanchini M Borriello GA
Contemporary Educational Psychology, Elsevier vol. 61
01-04-2020
The longitudinal role of mathematics anxiety in mathematics development: Issues of gender differences and domain‐specificityWang Z Rimfeld K Shakeshaft N Schofield K Malanchini M
Journal of Adolescence, Wiley vol. 80 (1), 220-232.
18-03-2020
Genetic associations with mathematics tracking and persistence in secondary schoolHarden KP Domingue BW Belsky DW Boardman JD Crosnoe R Malanchini M Nivard M Tucker-Drob EM et al.
Npj Science of Learning, Springer Nature vol. 5 (1)
05-02-2020
Genetic associations with mathematics tracking and persistence in secondary school.Harden KP Domingue BW Belsky DW Boardman JD Crosnoe R Malanchini M Nivard M Tucker-Drob EM et al.
Npj Sci Learn vol. 5 (1)
05-02-2020
Genetic factors underlie the association between anxiety, attitudes and performance in mathematicsMalanchini M Rimfeld K Wang Z Petrill SA Tucker-Drob EM Plomin R Kovas Y
Translational Psychiatry, Springer Nature vol. 10 (1)
21-01-2020
Cognitive ability and education: How behavioural genetic research has advanced our knowledge and understanding of their associationMalanchini M Rimfeld K Allegrini AG Ritchie SJ Plomin R
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, Elsevier vol. 111, 229-245.
20-01-2020
Investigating the Genetic Architecture of Non-Cognitive Skills Using GWAS-by-SubtractionDemange PA Malanchini M Mallard TT Biroli P Cox SR Grotzinger AD Tucker-Drob EM Abdellaoui A et al.
, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
15-01-2020
Weak and uneven associations of home, neighborhood, and school environments with stress hormone output across multiple timescalesMalanchini M Engelhardt LE Raffington LA Sabhlok A Grotzinger AD Briley DA Madole JW Freis SM et al.
Molecular Psychiatry vol. 25 (7), 1-16.
01-01-2020
Pathfinder: a brief, reliable measure to overcome the challenges of investigating g in the genomic eraMalanchini M Rimfeld K Bubel A Cheesman R Allegrini AG Shakeshaft NG Schofield K Packer A et al.
BEHAVIOR GENETICS. vol. 50 (6), 465-466.
01-01-2020
Genetic associations between non-cognitive skills and educational outcomes: The role of parental environmentDemange P Hottenga JJ Abdellaoui A Malanchini M Domingue B de Zeeuw E Rimfeld K van Bergen E et al.
BEHAVIOR GENETICS. vol. 50 (6), 446-447.
01-01-2020
2019
“Same But Different”: Associations Between Multiple Aspects of Self-Regulation, Cognition, and Academic AbilitiesMalanchini M Engelhardt LE Grotzinger AD Harden KP Tucker-Drob EM
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, American Psychological Association (Apa) vol. 117 (6), 1164-1188.
01-12-2019
Changing environments reveal innovative genetic variation in children’s cortisol responsesRaffington L Malanchini M Grotzinger AD Madole JW Engelhardt LE Sabhlok A Youn C Patterson MW et al.
, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
30-11-2019
M72 CHILDHOOD ENVIRONMENT AS RELATED TO PHYSICAL AND VERBAL AGGRESSION IN EARLY ADULTHOODRimfeld K Malanchini M Allegrini A Plomin R
European Neuropsychopharmacology. vol. 29, s205-s206.
01-10-2019
Sleep quality, insomnia, and internalizing difficulties in adolescents: insights from a twin studyMadrid-Valero JJ Ronald A Shakeshaft N Schofield K Malanchini M Gregory AM
Sleep, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 43 (2)
25-09-2019
Twins Early Development Study: A Genetically Sensitive Investigation into Behavioral and Cognitive Development from Infancy to Emerging AdulthoodRimfeld K Malanchini M Spargo T Spickernell G Selzam S McMillan A Dale PS Eley TC et al.
Twin Research and Human Genetics, Cambridge University Press (Cup) vol. 22 (6), 508-513.
23-09-2019
Genetic factors underlie the association between anxiety, attitudes and performance in mathematicsMalanchini M Rimfeld K Wang Z Petrill SA Tucker-Dob EM Plomin R Kovas Y
, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
31-07-2019
Weak and uneven associations of home, neighborhood and school environments with stress hormone output across multiple time scalesMalanchini M Engelhardt LE Raffington L Sabhlok A Grotzinger AD Briley DA Madole JW Freis SM et al.
, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
18-07-2019
Evidence for a unitary structure of spatial cognition beyond general intelligenceMalanchini M Rimfeld K Shakeshaft NG McMillan A Schofield KL Rodic M Rossi V Kovas Y et al.
, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
04-07-2019
Teacher assessments during compulsory education are as reliable, stable and heritable as standardized test scoresRimfeld K Malanchini M Hannigan LJ Dale PS Allen R Hart SA Plomin R
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Wiley vol. 60 (12), 1278-1288.
12-05-2019
Genetic and Environmental Influences on Achievement Goal Orientations Shift with AgeZheng A Briley DA Malanchini M Tackett JL Harden KP Tucker–Drob EM
European Journal of Personality. vol. 33 (3), 317-336.
01-05-2019
Genetic Associations with Mathematics Tracking and Persistence in Secondary SchoolHarden KP Domingue BW Belsky DW Boardman JD Crosnoe R Malanchini M Nivard M Tucker-Drob EM et al.
, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
05-04-2019
Higher in-hospital mortality during weekend admission for acute coronary syndromeMalanchini G Stefanini GG Malanchini M Lombardi F
Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine, Wolters Kluwer vol. 20 (2), 74-80.
01-02-2019
SA90THE STABILITY OF EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IS LARGELY EXPLAINED BY GENETIC FACTORSRimfeld K Malanchini M Krapohl E Hannigan LJ Dale PS Plomin R
European Neuropsychopharmacology. vol. 29, s1237-s1238.
01-01-2019
GWAS of non-cognitive skills using genomic SEM: part 2Malanchini M Demange P Mallard T Grotzinger A Ip H Wertz J Domingue B Mitchell C et al.
BEHAVIOR GENETICS. vol. 49 (6), 522-522.
01-01-2019
GWAS of non-cognitive skills using genomic SEM: part 1Demange P Malanchini M Mallard T Grotzinger A Ip H Wertz J Domingue B Mitchell C et al.
BEHAVIOR GENETICS. vol. 49 (6), 526-526.
01-01-2019
Navigation and object-based spatial abilities are supported by a common genetic network only partly shared with general intelligenceRimfeld K Malanchini M Shakeshaft N Schofield K McMillian A Dale PS Kovas Y Plomin R
BEHAVIOR GENETICS. vol. 49 (6), 495-495.
01-01-2019
2018
Prenatal testosterone does not explain sex differences in spatial abilityToivainen T Pannini G Papageorgiou KA Malanchini M Rimfeld K Shakeshaft N Kovas Y
Scientific Reports, Springer Nature vol. 8 (1)
12-09-2018
The stability of educational achievement across school years is largely explained by genetic factors.Rimfeld K Malanchini M Krapohl E Hannigan LJ Dale PS Plomin R
Npj Science of Learning, Nature Publishing Group vol. 3, 16-16.
04-09-2018
Longitudinal associations between narcissism, mental toughness and school achievementPapageorgiou KA Malanchini M Denovan A Clough PJ Shakeshaft N Schofield K Kovas Y
Personality and Individual Differences, Elsevier vol. 131, 105-110.
01-09-2018
Aggressive behaviour in childhood and adolescence: the role of smoking during pregnancy, evidence from four twin cohorts in the EU-ACTION consortiumMalanchini M Smith-Woolley E Ayorech Z Rimfeld K Krapohl E Vuoksimaa E Korhonen T Bartels M et al.
Psychological Medicine, Cambridge University Press (Cup) vol. 49 (4), 646-654.
11-06-2018
Anxiety is not enough to drive me away: A latent profile analysis on math anxiety and math motivationWang Z Shakeshaft N Schofield K Malanchini M
Plos One, Public Library of Science (Plos) vol. 13 (2)
14-02-2018
A multi-polygenic score approach to the prediction of harmonized aggressionAllegrini A Malanchini M Krapohl E Selzam S Rimfeld K Plomin R
BEHAVIOR GENETICS. vol. 48 (6), 454-454.
01-01-2018
DNA provides the best child-specific prediction of educational achievement from birthRimfeld K Malanchini M Selzam S Dale PS Allegrini A Plomin R
BEHAVIOR GENETICS. vol. 48 (6), 509-510.
01-01-2018
Comparing Spatial Ability of Male and Female Students Completing Humanities vs. Technical DegreesEsipenko EA Maslennikova EP Budakova AV Sharafieva KR Ismatullina VI Feklicheva IV Chipeeva NA Soldatova EL et al.
Psychology in Russia State of Art, Russian Psychological Society vol. 11 (4), 37-49.
01-01-2018
2017
Creative Storytelling In Childhood Is Related To Exam Performance At Age 16Toivainen* T Malanchini M Oliver BR Kovas Y
The European Proceedings of Social & Behavioural Sciences (EpSBS)., 375-384.
13-12-2017
Reading self-perceived ability, enjoyment and achievement: A genetically informative study of their reciprocal links over timeMalanchini M Wang Z Voronin I Schenker VJ Plomin R Petrill SA Kovas Y
Developmental Psychology, American Psychological Association vol. 53 (4), 698-712.
01-04-2017
The genetic and environmental aetiology of spatial, mathematics and general anxietyMalanchini M Rimfeld K Shakeshaft NG Rodic M Schofield K Selzam S Dale PS Petrill SA et al.
Scientific Reports, Springer Nature vol. 7 (1)
21-02-2017
Phenotypic and genetic evidence for a unifactorial structure of spatial abilitiesRimfeld K Shakeshaft NG Malanchini M Rodic M Selzam S Schofield K Dale PS Kovas Y et al.
Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America, Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences vol. 114 (10), 2777-2782.
21-02-2017
Stability and change in the etiology of educational achievement across school yearsRimfeld K Malanchini M Plomin R
BEHAVIOR GENETICS. vol. 47 (6), 657-657.
01-01-2017
2016
Rotation is visualisation, 3D is 2D: using a novel measure to investigate the genetics of spatial abilityShakeshaft NG Rimfeld K Schofield KL Selzam S Malanchini M Rodic M Kovas Y Plomin R
Scientific Reports, Springer Nature vol. 6 (1)
01-08-2016
Preschool Drawing and School Mathematics: The Nature of the Association.Malanchini M Tosto MG Garfield V Dirik A Czerwik A Arden R Malykh S Kovas Y
Child Dev vol. 87 (3), 929-943.
15-04-2016
2015
Genetic and environmental underpinnings of spatial abilities and their role in predicting academic achievement and success in STEMRimfeld K Shakeshaft N Schofield K Malanchini M Rodic M Kovas Y Plomin R
BEHAVIOR GENETICS. vol. 45 (6), 684-684.
01-01-2015
2014
Mathematical Anxiety and mathematical learning: Multidimensional approachBogdanova O Ginku E Bogdanova E Zueva D Malanchini M Kovas Y
Personality and Individual Differences, Elsevier vol. 60
01-04-2014
Examining the association between cognitive ability and emotional problems across childhood using a genetically informative design: Could there be a causal relationship?Han M Voronin I Malanchini M McAdams T
In Osf Preprints
Exploring the specific predictive ability of multiple domains of spatial ability on STEM educational outcomesZhou Q Wang Z Rimfeld K Allegrini AG Plomin R Malanchini M
In Biorxiv
From genetic disposition to academic achievement: The mediating role of non-cognitive skills across developmentZhou Q Liao W Allegrini AG Rimfeld K Wertz J Morris T Raffington L Plomin R et al.
In Biorxiv
Gene-environment interplay in internalising and externalising psychopathology in adolescenceMusial A Allegrini AG Cheesman R Ronald A Viding E Eley TC Rimfeld K Plomin R et al.
In Medrxiv
Developmental pathways from childhood neurodevelopmental traits to early adolescent psychiatric dimensions: the role of environmental and lifestyle factorsCaserini C Rakesh D Lu S Bedford R Lewis CM Malanchini M Michelini G
In Medrxiv
Robust inference and widespread genetic correlates from a large-scale genetic association study of human personalitySchwaba T Sullivan MLC Akingbuwa WA Ilves K Tanksley PT Williams CM Dragostinov Y Liao W et al.
In Biorxiv
Disorder-specific genetic effects drive the associations between psychopathology and cognitive functioningLiao W Keser E Allegrini A Rimfeld K Plomin R Malanchini M
In Medrxiv
Specificity of polygenic scores for psychiatric disorders beyond transdiagnostic genetic risk (p)Keser E Liao W Allegrini AG Eley TC Rimfeld K Malanchini M Plomin R
In Medrxiv
The neurodevelopmental spectrum: phenotypic architecture, etiology, and predictive utility across developmentMichelini G Liao W Lu S Caserini C Eley TC Ronald A Wilson S Malanchini M et al.
In Medrxiv
The developmental interplay between household chaos and educational achievement from age 9 through 16 years: A genetically sensitive studyvon Stumm S Starr A Voronin I Malanchini M
In Psyarxiv
Investigating the Genetic Architecture of Non-Cognitive Skills Using GWAS-by-SubtractionDemange P Malanchini M Mallard T Biroli P
In Ssrn Electronic Journal
Cognitive ability and education: how behavioural genetic research has advanced our knowledge and understanding of their associationMalanchini M Rimfeld K Allegrini A Ritchie SJ Plomin R
In Psyarxiv
Twins Early Development Study: a genetically sensitive investigation into behavioural and cognitive development from infancy to emerging adulthoodRimfeld K Malanchini M Spargo T Spickernell G Selzam S McMillan A Dale P Eley T et al.
In Psyarxiv
Genetic influences on neurodevelopmental disorders and their overlap with co-occurring conditions in childhood and adolescence: A meta-analysis.Gidziela A Ahmadzadeh Y Michelini G Allegrini A Agnew-Blais J Lau LY Duret M Procopio F et al.
In Research Square
The winding roads to adulthood: a twin studyRimfeld K Malancini M Packer AE Gidziela A Allegrini AG Ayorech Z Smith-Woolley E McMillan A et al.
In Biorxiv
Moving Intelligence Measurement Online: Adaptation and Validation of the Polish Version of the Pathfinder General Cognitive Ability TestMuszyński M Banasik-Jemielniak N Żółtak T Rimfeld K Shakeshaft NG Schofield KL Malanchini M Pokropek A
In Psyarxiv
Genetic contributions of noncognitive skills to academic developmentMalanchini M Allegrini AG Nivard MG Biroli P Rimfeld K Cheesman R von Stumm S Demange PA et al.
In Biorxiv
Isolating transdiagnostic effects reveals specific genetic profiles in psychiatric disordersKeser E Liao W Allegrini AG Rimfeld K Eley TC Plomin R Malanchini M
In Medrxiv
Isolating transdiagnostic effects reveals specific genetic profiles in psychiatric disorders.Keser E Liao W Allegrini A Rimfeld K Eley T Plomin R Malanchini M
In Research Square
Multi-polygenic score prediction of mathematics, reading, and language abilities independent of general cognitive abilityProcopio F Liao W Rimfeld K Malanchini M von Stumm S Allegrini A Plomin R
In Research Square
Gene-environment correlation: The role of family environment in academic developmentMalanchini M Zhou Q Gidziela A Allegrini A Cheesman R Wertz J Maxwell J Plomin R et al.
In Research Square
Maths motivation predicts STEM career choice in young adults better than maths anxietyFerdinand R Malanchini M Rimfeld K
In Psyarxiv
Genetic associations between noncognitive skills and academic achievement over developmentMalanchini M
Nature Human Behaviour, Nature Research
How are children’s perceptions of the home environment associated with a general psychopathology factor across childhood?Nejand JK Malanchini M Voronin I Eley TC Rimfeld K
In Medrxiv
Grants
Grants of specific relevance to the Centre for Brain and BehaviourInvestigating the combined impact of behavioural and neurodevelopmental disorders on education.Margherita Malanchini, Giorgia Michelini and Jessica Agnew-Blais
£943,596 Medical Research Council
16-10-2025 - 15-10-2028
Epigenetic Signatures of Neurodevelopmental ConditionsMargherita Malanchini
£4,865 Jacobs Foundation
01-08-2025 - 31-07-2026
Understanding the combined impact of behavioural and neurodevelopmental disorders on learningMargherita Malanchini
£133,787 Jacobs Foundation
01-01-2025 - 31-12-2027
Sleep and circadian interactions with sensory sensitivity in adults with intellectual disabilitiesValdas Noreika, Margherita Malanchini and Giorgia Michelini
£103,229 Baily Thomas Charitable Fund, The
Grant Summary
01-11-2023 - 31-12-2025
Research Group
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PhD Students
- Tom Falkenstein
The Role of Sensitivity in Psychopathology and Psychotherapy - Yuanyuan Huang
Different Flavours of Sensitivity: Understanding The Dual Nature of Environmental Sensitivity Through Its Types, Development, and Coping Responses - Wangjingyi Liao
From Genotype to Phenotype: The Role of Environmental Influences on Cognitive Development - Siddharth Roy
Molecular Mechanisms of Impulse Control - Nurul Rusyda
Evaluating The Effectiveness of Mathematics Interventions in Primary School - Sophie Sansum
...Behavioural &Neurodevelopmental Disorders on Education...
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