Hillclimb-Causal Inference: A Data-Driven Approach to Identify Causal Pathways Among Parental Behaviors, Genetic Risk, and Externalizing Behaviors in Children

Mengman Wei, Qian Peng

Motivation: Externalizing behaviors in children, such as aggression, hyperactivity, and defiance, are influenced by complex interplays between genetic predispositions and environme…