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Sex Differences in Parental Estimates of Their Children's Intelligence

Sex Roles volume 38, pages 151–162 (1998)Cite this article

Abstract

A series of previous studies with studentparticipants has shown that females' self-IQ estimatesare significantly lower than those of males. In thisstudy, 184 mostly white British adults estimated their own IQ and that of their children. The resultswere in line with previous studies, in that males ratedtheir IQ higher than females (108 vs. 104). Both sexesrated their male children higher than their female children (109 vs. 102). Males tendedmore than females to believe there is a greaterdifference between the intelligence of female and malechildren, but this was not significant. Results wereconsidered in terms of the current sociobiological andsociocultural explanations for sex differences inability.

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Furnham, A., Gasson, L. Sex Differences in Parental Estimates of Their Children's Intelligence. Sex Roles 38, 151–162 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018772830511

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Keywords

  • Social Psychology
  • Male Child
  • Female Child
  • British Adult
  • Difference Inability