Publications: Dr Margherita Malanchini

Procopio F, Keser E, Knyspel J, Malanchini M, Rimfeld K, Plomin R ( 2025 ) . The Genetic Specificity of Cognitive Tests After Controlling for General Cognitive Ability . Behavior Genetics vol. 55 , ( 2 ) 103 - 113 .

Packer A, Barha CK, Hsiung GR, Ambrose CE, Pflueger S, Tam R, Madden K, Field TS et al. ( 2025 ) . Exploring the role of telomere length in the efficacy of an exercise intervention for vascular cognitive impairment: a 12‐month randomised controlled trial substudy . Alzheimer's & Dementia vol. 20 , ( Suppl 2 )

Ferdinand R, Malanchini M, Rimfeld K ( 2024 ) . Mathematics interest, self-efficacy, and anxiety predict STEM career choice in emerging adulthood . npj Science of Learning vol. 9 , ( 1 )

Packer A, Habiballa L, Tato-Barcia E, Breen G, Brooker H, Corbett A, Arathimos R, Ballard C et al. ( 2024 ) . Telomere length and cognitive changes in 7,877 older UK adults of European ancestry . Frontiers in Aging vol. 5 ,

Zhou Q, Gidziela A, Allegrini AG, Cheesman R, Wertz J, Maxwell J, Plomin R, Rimfeld K et al. ( 2024 ) . Gene-environment correlation: the role of family environment in academic development . Molecular Psychiatry vol. 30 , ( 3 ) 999 - 1008 .

Malanchini M, Allegrini AG, Nivard MG, Biroli P, Rimfeld K, Cheesman R, von Stumm S, Demange PA et al. ( 2024 ) . Genetic associations between non-cognitive skills and academic achievement over development . Nature Human Behaviour vol. 8 , ( 10 ) 2034 - 2046 .

Procopio F, Liao W, Rimfeld K, Malanchini M, von Stumm S, Allegrini AG, Plomin R ( 2024 ) . Multi-polygenic score prediction of mathematics, reading, and language abilities independent of general cognitive ability . Molecular Psychiatry vol. 30 , ( 2 ) 414 - 422 .

Kawakami K, Procopio F, Rimfeld K, Malanchini M, von Stumm S, Asbury K, Plomin R ( 2024 ) . Exploring the genetic prediction of academic underachievement and overachievement . npj Science of Learning vol. 9 , ( 1 )

Pezzoli P, Pingault J-B, Malanchini M, Voronin I, McCrory E, Fearon P, Viding E ( 2024 ) . Reciprocal Effects Between Negative Parenting and Children’s Callous-Unemotional Traits From Mid to Late Childhood . American Journal of Psychiatry vol. 181 , ( 4 ) 310 - 321 .

Raffington L, Tanksley PT, Vinnik L, Sabhlok A, Patterson MW, Mallard T, Malanchini M, Ayorech Z et al. ( 2023 ) . Associations of DNA-Methylation Measures of Biological Aging With Social Disparities in Child and Adolescent Mental Health . Clinical Psychological Science vol. 12 , ( 4 ) 551 - 562 .

Packer A, Corbett A, Arathimos R, Ballard C, Aarsland D, Hampshire A, Dima D, Creese B et al. ( 2023 ) . Limited evidence of a shared genetic relationship between C-reactive protein levels and cognitive function in older UK adults of European ancestry . Frontiers in Dementia vol. 2 ,

von Stumm S, Malanchini M, Fisher HL ( 2023 ) . The developmental interplay between the p-factor of psychopathology and the g-factor of intelligence from age 7 through 16 years . Development and Psychopathology vol. 36 , ( 3 ) 1 - 10 .

Lockhart C, Bright J, Ahmadzadeh Y, Breen G, Bristow S, Boyd A, Downs J, Hotopf M et al. ( 2023 ) . Twins Early Development Study (TEDS): A genetically sensitive investigation of mental health outcomes in the mid‐twenties . JCPP Advances vol. 3 , ( 2 )

Bellato A, Admani MA, Deak C, Farhat LC, de Oliveira MCFA, Vasconcelos R, Malanchini M, Shephard E et al. ( 2023 ) . Autonomic dysregulation and self‐injurious thoughts and behaviours in children and young people: A systematic review and meta‐analysis . JCPP Advances

Gidziela A, Ahmadzadeh YI, Michelini G, Allegrini AG, Agnew-Blais J, Lau LY, Duret M, Procopio F et al. ( 2023 ) . A meta-analysis of genetic effects associated with neurodevelopmental disorders and co-occurring conditions . Nature Human Behaviour vol. 7 , ( 4 ) 642 - 656 .

Gidziela A, Malanchini M, Rimfeld K, McMillan A, Ronald A, Viding E, Pike A, Asbury K et al. ( 2022 ) . Explaining the influence of non‐shared environment (NSE) on symptoms of behaviour problems from preschool to adulthood: mind the missing NSE gap . Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry vol. 64 , ( 5 ) 747 - 757 .

Shields AN, Malanchini M, Vinnik L, Tucker-Drob EM, Harden KP, Tackett JL ( 2022 ) . Genetic Variance in Conscientiousness Relates to Youth Psychopathology Beyond Executive Functions . Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science vol. 131 , ( 8 ) 830 - 846 .

Procopio F, Zhou Q, Wang Z, Gidziela A, Rimfeld K, Malanchini M, Plomin R ( 2022 ) . The genetics of specific cognitive abilities . Intelligence vol. 95 ,

Raffington L, Malanchini M, Grotzinger AD, Madole JW, Engelhardt LE, Sabhlok A, Youn C, Patterson MW et al. ( 2022 ) . An In-Laboratory Stressor Reveals Unique Genetic Variation in Child Cortisol Output . Developmental Psychology vol. 58 , ( 10 ) 1832 - 1848 .

Plomin R, Gidziela A, Malanchini M, von Stumm S ( 2022 ) . Gene–environment interaction using polygenic scores: Do polygenic scores for psychopathology moderate predictions from environmental risk to behavior problems? . Development and Psychopathology vol. 34 , ( 5 ) 1816 - 1826 .

Demange P, Hottenga JJ, Abdellaoui A, Eilertsen EM, Malanchini M, Domingue B, de Zeeuw E, Rimfeld K et al. ( 2022 ) . Estimating effects of parents’ cognitive and non-cognitive skills on offspring education using polygenic scores . Nature Communications

Sabhlok A, Malanchini M, Engelhardt LE, Madole J, Tucker-Drob EM, Harden KP ( 2022 ) . The relationship between executive function, processing speed, and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in middle childhood . Developmental Science vol. 25 , ( 2 )

Malanchini M, Gidziela A ( 2022 ) . Genetic and Environmental Influences on Dyslexia and Dyscalculia . The Cambridge Handbook of Dyslexia and Dyscalculia , Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Rimfeld K, Malanchini M, Arathimos R, Gidziela A, Pain O, McMillan A, Ogden R, Webster L et al. ( 2022 ) . The consequences of a year of the COVID-19 pandemic for the mental health of young adult twins in England and Wales . BJPsych Open vol. 8 , ( 4 )

Vogt RL, Zheng A, Briley DA, Malanchini M, Harden KP, Tucker-Drob EM ( 2022 ) . Genetic and Environmental Factors of Non-Ability-Based Confidence . Social Psychological and Personality Science . Conference: Social Psychological and Personality Science ( Social Psychological and Personality Science ) vol. 13 , 734 - 746 .

Sheardown E, Mech AM, Petrazzini MEM, Leggieri A, Gidziela A, Hosseinian S, Sealy IM, Torres-Perez JV et al. ( 2022 ) . Translational relevance of forward genetic screens in animal models for the study of psychiatric disease . Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews vol. 135 ,

Procopio F, Zhou Q, Wang Z, Gidziela A, Rimfeld K, Malanchini M, Plomin R ( 2022 ) . The genetics of specific cognitive abilities . Intelligence

Rimfeld K, Malanchini M, Packer AE, Gidziela A, Allegrini AG, Ayorech Z, Smith-Woolley E, McMillan A et al. ( 2021 ) . The winding roads to adulthood: A twin study . JCPP Advances vol. 1 , ( 4 ) e12053 - e12053 .

Rimfeld K, Malanchini M, Arathimos R, Gidziela A, Pain O, McMillan A, Ogden R, Webster L et al. ( 2021 ) . The consequences of a year of the COVID-19 pandemic for the mental health of young adult twins in England and Wales . vol. 2 , ( 10-12 )

Wang Z, Borriello GA, Oh W, Lukowski S, Malanchini M ( 2021 ) . Co-development of math anxiety, math self-concept, and math value in adolescence: The roles of parents and math teachers . Contemporary Educational Psychology vol. 67 ,

Malanchini M, Rimfeld K, Gidziela A, Cheesman R, Allegrini A, Shakeshaft N, Schofield K, Packer A et al. ( 2021 ) . Pathfinder: A gamified measure to integrate general cognitive ability into the biological, medical, and behavioural sciences . Molecular Psychiatry

Malanchini M, Rimfeld K, Gidziela A, Cheesman R, Allegrini AG, Shakeshaft N, Schofield K, Packer A et al. ( 2021 ) . Pathfinder: a gamified measure to integrate general cognitive ability into the biological, medical, and behavioural sciences . Molecular Psychiatry vol. 26 , ( 12 ) 7823 - 7837 .

Raffington L, Tanksley P, Vinnik L, Sabhlok A, Patterson MW, Mallard T, Malanchini M, Ayorech Z et al. ( 2021 ) . Socially stratified DNA-methylation profiles are associated with disparities in child and adolescent mental health .

Gidziela A, Rimfeld K, Malanchini M, Allegrini AG, McMillan A, Selzam S, Ronald A, Viding E et al. ( 2021 ) . Using DNA to predict behaviour problems from preschool to adulthood . Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry vol. 63 , ( 7 ) 781 - 792 .

Raffington L, Belsky DW, Kothari M, Malanchini M, Tucker-Drob EM, Harden KP ( 2021 ) . Socioeconomic disadvantage and the pace of biological aging in children . Pediatrics vol. 147 , ( 6 )

Rimfeld K, Malanchini M, Allegrini AG, Packer AE, McMillan A, Ogden R, Webster L, Shakeshaft NG et al. ( 2021 ) . Genetic Correlates of Psychological Responses to the COVID-19 Crisis in Young Adult Twins in Great Britain . Behavior Genetics vol. 51 , ( 2 ) 110 - 124 .

Demange P, Malanchini M ( 2021 ) . Investigating the genetic architecture of noncognitive skills using GWAS-by-subtraction . Nature Genetics vol. 53 , 35 - 35 .

Hasty LM, Malanchini M, Shakeshaft N, Schofield K, Malanchini M, Wang Z ( 2020 ) . When anxiety becomes my propeller: Mental toughness moderates the relation between academic anxiety and academic avoidance . British Journal of Educational Psychology vol. 91 , ( 1 ) 368 - 390 .

Malanchini M, Rimfeld K, Shakeshaft NG, McMillan A, Schofield KL, Rodic M, Rossi V, Kovas Y et al. ( 2020 ) . Evidence for a unitary structure of spatial cognition beyond general intelligence . NPJ Sci Learn vol. 5 , ( 1 )

Raffington L, Belsky DW, Malanchini M, Tucker-Drob EM, Harden KP ( 2020 ) . Analysis of socioeconomic disadvantage and pace of aging measured in saliva DNA methylation of children and adolescents .

Wang Z, Oh W, Malanchini M, Borriello GA ( 2020 ) . The developmental trajectories of mathematics anxiety: Cognitive, personality, and environmental correlates . Contemporary Educational Psychology vol. 61 ,

Wang Z, Rimfeld K, Shakeshaft N, Schofield K, Malanchini M ( 2020 ) . The longitudinal role of mathematics anxiety in mathematics development: Issues of gender differences and domain‐specificity . Journal of Adolescence vol. 80 , ( 1 ) 220 - 232 .

Harden KP, Domingue BW, Belsky DW, Boardman JD, Crosnoe R, Malanchini M, Nivard M, Tucker-Drob EM et al. ( 2020 ) . Genetic associations with mathematics tracking and persistence in secondary school . NPJ Sci Learn vol. 5 , ( 1 )

Malanchini M, Rimfeld K, Wang Z, Petrill SA, Tucker-Drob EM, Plomin R, Kovas Y ( 2020 ) . Genetic factors underlie the association between anxiety, attitudes and performance in mathematics . Translational Psychiatry vol. 10 , ( 1 )

Malanchini M, Rimfeld K, Allegrini AG, Ritchie SJ, Plomin R ( 2020 ) . Cognitive ability and education: How behavioural genetic research has advanced our knowledge and understanding of their association . Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews vol. 111 , 229 - 245 .

Demange PA, Malanchini M, Mallard TT, Biroli P, Cox SR, Grotzinger AD, Tucker-Drob EM, Abdellaoui A et al. ( 2020 ) . Investigating the Genetic Architecture of Non-Cognitive Skills Using GWAS-by-Subtraction .

Demange P, Hottenga JJ, Abdellaoui A, Malanchini M, Domingue B, de Zeeuw E, Rimfeld K, van Bergen E et al. ( 2020 ) . Genetic associations between non-cognitive skills and educational outcomes: The role of parental environment . BEHAVIOR GENETICS . vol. 50 , 446 - 447 .

Malanchini M, Rimfeld K, Bubel A, Cheesman R, Allegrini AG, Shakeshaft NG, Schofield K, Packer A et al. ( 2020 ) . Pathfinder: a brief, reliable measure to overcome the challenges of investigating <i>g</i> in the genomic era . BEHAVIOR GENETICS . vol. 50 , 465 - 466 .

Malanchini M, Engelhardt LE, Raffington LA, Sabhlok A, Grotzinger AD, Briley DA, Madole JW, Freis SM et al. ( 2020 ) . Weak and uneven associations of home, neighborhood, and school environments with stress hormone output across multiple timescales . Molecular Psychiatry vol. 25 , ( 7 ) Article s41380 , 1 - 16 .

Malanchini M, Engelhardt LE, Grotzinger AD, Harden KP, Tucker-Drob EM ( 2019 ) . “Same But Different”: Associations Between Multiple Aspects of Self-Regulation, Cognition, and Academic Abilities . Journal of Personality and Social Psychology vol. 117 , ( 6 ) 1164 - 1188 .

Raffington L, Malanchini M, Grotzinger AD, Madole JW, Engelhardt LE, Sabhlok A, Youn C, Patterson MW et al. ( 2019 ) . Changing environments reveal innovative genetic variation in children’s cortisol responses .

Rimfeld K, Malanchini M, Allegrini A, Plomin R ( 2019 ) . M72 CHILDHOOD ENVIRONMENT AS RELATED TO PHYSICAL AND VERBAL AGGRESSION IN EARLY ADULTHOOD . European Neuropsychopharmacology . vol. 29 , s205 - s206 .

Madrid-Valero JJ, Ronald A, Shakeshaft N, Schofield K, Malanchini M, Gregory AM ( 2019 ) . Sleep quality, insomnia, and internalizing difficulties in adolescents: insights from a twin study . Sleep vol. 43 , ( 2 )

Rimfeld K, Malanchini M, Spargo T, Spickernell G, Selzam S, McMillan A, Dale PS, Eley TC et al. ( 2019 ) . Twins Early Development Study: A Genetically Sensitive Investigation into Behavioral and Cognitive Development from Infancy to Emerging Adulthood . Twin Research and Human Genetics vol. 22 , ( 6 ) 508 - 513 .

Malanchini M, Engelhardt LE, Raffington L, Sabhlok A, Grotzinger AD, Briley DA, Madole JW, Freis SM et al. ( 2019 ) . Weak and uneven associations of home, neighborhood and school environments with stress hormone output across multiple time scales .

Malanchini M, Rimfeld K, Shakeshaft NG, McMillan A, Schofield KL, Rodic M, Rossi V, Kovas Y et al. ( 2019 ) . Evidence for a unitary structure of spatial cognition beyond general intelligence .

Rimfeld K, Malanchini M, Hannigan LJ, Dale PS, Allen R, Hart SA, Plomin R ( 2019 ) . Teacher assessments during compulsory education are as reliable, stable and heritable as standardized test scores . Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry vol. 60 , ( 12 ) 1278 - 1288 .

Zheng A, Briley DA, Malanchini M, Tackett JL, Harden KP, Tucker–Drob EM ( 2019 ) . Genetic and Environmental Influences on Achievement Goal Orientations Shift with Age . European Journal of Personality . vol. 33 , 317 - 336 .

Harden KP, Domingue BW, Belsky DW, Boardman JD, Crosnoe R, Malanchini M, Nivard M, Tucker-Drob EM et al. ( 2019 ) . Genetic Associations with Mathematics Tracking and Persistence in Secondary School .

Malanchini G, Stefanini GG, Malanchini M, Lombardi F ( 2019 ) . Higher in-hospital mortality during weekend admission for acute coronary syndrome . Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine vol. 20 , ( 2 ) 74 - 80 .

Demange P, Malanchini M, Mallard T, Grotzinger A, Ip H, Wertz J, Domingue B, Mitchell C et al. ( 2019 ) . GWAS of non-cognitive skills using genomic SEM: part 1 . BEHAVIOR GENETICS . vol. 49 , 526 - 526 .

Malanchini M, Demange P, Mallard T, Grotzinger A, Ip H, Wertz J, Domingue B, Mitchell C et al. ( 2019 ) . GWAS of non-cognitive skills using genomic SEM: part 2 . BEHAVIOR GENETICS . vol. 49 , 522 - 522 .

Rimfeld K, Malanchini M, Shakeshaft N, Schofield K, McMillian A, Dale PS, Kovas Y, Plomin R ( 2019 ) . Navigation and object-based spatial abilities are supported by a common genetic network only partly shared with general intelligence . BEHAVIOR GENETICS . vol. 49 , 495 - 495 .

Rimfeld K, Malanchini M, Krapohl E, Hannigan LJ, Dale PS, Plomin R ( 2019 ) . SA90THE STABILITY OF EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IS LARGELY EXPLAINED BY GENETIC FACTORS . European Neuropsychopharmacology . vol. 29 , s1237 - s1238 .

Toivainen T, Pannini G, Papageorgiou KA, Malanchini M, Rimfeld K, Shakeshaft N, Kovas Y ( 2018 ) . Prenatal testosterone does not explain sex differences in spatial ability . Scientific Reports vol. 8 , ( 1 )

Rimfeld K, Malanchini M, Krapohl E, Hannigan LJ, Dale PS, Plomin R ( 2018 ) . The stability of educational achievement across school years is largely explained by genetic factors . npj Science of Learning vol. 3 , 16 - 16 .

Papageorgiou KA, Malanchini M, Denovan A, Clough PJ, Shakeshaft N, Schofield K, Kovas Y ( 2018 ) . Longitudinal associations between narcissism, mental toughness and school achievement . Personality and Individual Differences vol. 131 , 105 - 110 .

Malanchini M, Smith-Woolley E, Ayorech Z, Rimfeld K, Krapohl E, Vuoksimaa E, Korhonen T, Bartels M et al. ( 2018 ) . Aggressive behaviour in childhood and adolescence: the role of smoking during pregnancy, evidence from four twin cohorts in the EU-ACTION consortium . Psychological Medicine vol. 49 , ( 4 ) 646 - 654 .

Wang Z, Shakeshaft N, Schofield K, Malanchini M ( 2018 ) . Anxiety is not enough to drive me away: A latent profile analysis on math anxiety and math motivation . PLOS ONE vol. 13 , ( 2 )

Allegrini A, Malanchini M, Krapohl E, Selzam S, Rimfeld K, Plomin R ( 2018 ) . A multi-polygenic score approach to the prediction of harmonized aggression . BEHAVIOR GENETICS . vol. 48 , 454 - 454 .

Esipenko EA, Maslennikova EP, Budakova AV, Sharafieva KR, Ismatullina VI, Feklicheva IV, Chipeeva NA, Soldatova EL et al. ( 2018 ) . Comparing Spatial Ability of Male and Female Students Completing Humanities vs. Technical Degrees . Psychology in Russia State of Art vol. 11 , ( 4 ) 37 - 49 .

Rimfeld K, Malanchini M, Selzam S, Dale PS, Allegrini A, Plomin R ( 2018 ) . DNA provides the best child-specific prediction of educational achievement from birth . BEHAVIOR GENETICS . vol. 48 , 509 - 510 .

Toivainen* T, Malanchini M, Oliver BR, Kovas Y . Creative Storytelling In Childhood Is Related To Exam Performance At Age 16 . The European Proceedings of Social & Behavioural Sciences (EpSBS) . 375 - 384 .

Malanchini M, Wang Z, Voronin I, Schenker VJ, Plomin R, Petrill SA, Kovas Y ( 2017 ) . Reading self-perceived ability, enjoyment and achievement: A genetically informative study of their reciprocal links over time . Developmental Psychology vol. 53 , ( 4 ) 698 - 712 .

Rimfeld K, Shakeshaft NG, Malanchini M, Rodic M, Selzam S, Schofield K, Dale PS, Kovas Y et al. ( 2017 ) . Phenotypic and genetic evidence for a unifactorial structure of spatial abilities . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America vol. 114 , ( 10 ) 2777 - 2782 .

Malanchini M, Rimfeld K, Shakeshaft NG, Rodic M, Schofield K, Selzam S, Dale PS, Petrill SA et al. ( 2017 ) . The genetic and environmental aetiology of spatial, mathematics and general anxiety . Scientific Reports vol. 7 , ( 1 )

Rimfeld K, Malanchini M, Plomin R ( 2017 ) . Stability and change in the etiology of educational achievement across school years . BEHAVIOR GENETICS . vol. 47 , 657 - 657 .

Shakeshaft NG, Rimfeld K, Schofield KL, Selzam S, Malanchini M, Rodic M, Kovas Y, Plomin R ( 2016 ) . Rotation is visualisation, 3D is 2D: using a novel measure to investigate the genetics of spatial ability . Scientific Reports vol. 6 , ( 1 )

Malanchini M, Tosto MG, Garfield V, Dirik A, Czerwik A, Arden R, Malykh S, Kovas Y ( 2016 ) . Preschool Drawing and School Mathematics: The Nature of the Association . Child Dev vol. 87 , ( 3 ) 929 - 943 .

Rimfeld K, Shakeshaft N, Schofield K, Malanchini M, Rodic M, Kovas Y, Plomin R ( 2015 ) . Genetic and environmental underpinnings of spatial abilities and their role in predicting academic achievement and success in STEM . BEHAVIOR GENETICS . vol. 45 , 684 - 684 .

Bogdanova O, Ginku E, Bogdanova E, Zueva D, Malanchini M, Kovas Y ( 2014 ) . Mathematical Anxiety and mathematical learning: Multidimensional approach . Personality and Individual Differences vol. 60 ,