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Childhood intelligence tests of schizophrenic adults and their non-schizophrenic spouses were compared. It was found that male schizophrenics marry women of significantly higher intelligence than their own, while female schizophrenics marry men of about equal intelligence to their own. Wives of schizophrenics are a significantly brighter group than husbands of schizophrenics. These results are in harmony with studies on the personalities of spouses of schizophrenics.
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The research reported in this paper was supported by Grant M-5186 from the National Institute of Mental Health, U. S. Public Health Service, Department of Health, Education and Welfare.
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Lane, E.A. The Intelligence of Spouses of Schizophrenics. Psychol Rec 17, 477–481 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03393721
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