title: Less is More in Hong Kong: Investigation of Biscriptal and Trilingual Development Among Chinese Twins in a (Relatively) Small City.
abstract: One salient characteristic of twin studies and the related behavioral genetics paradigm is the requirement of a large sample size. Countries or regions that are large in size and highly populated are at an advantage when implementing twin studies. However, given the fascinating and promising results obtained from twin studies, many researchers based in smaller countries or regions may still want to conduct twin studies in order to address local and theoretical issues. In this article, we have outlined the development of twin studies in Hong Kong, one of the Special Administrative Regions of China. The historical development and design of the two major twin studies of language and reading development implemented within Hong Kong are discussed, providing insights to researchers who also aspire to conduct twin studies in small regions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology,The Education University of Hong Kong,Taipo,Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Simpson W L
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology,The University of Hong Kong,Pokfulam,Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Connie Suk-Han
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology,The Chinese University of Hong Kong,Shatin,Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McBride
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Social Sciences,City University of Hong Kong,Kowloon Tong,Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Bonnie Wing-Yin
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Chow
authors.affiliation: The Nethersole School of Nursing and School of Biomedical Sciences,The Chinese University of Hong Kong,Shatin,Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Mary Miu Yee
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Waye
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D011932:Reading; D018433:Twin Studies as Topic; D014427:Twins / Q000235:genetics*
keywords: Hong Kong; language and reading development; twin studies