Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7292717 | Intelligence | 2018 | 16 Pages |
Abstract
In the present study, a higher IQ in adolescence was associated with a number of healthier behaviours in middle age. In contrast to these results, a few associations were also identified between higher intelligence and behaviours that may or may not be linked with poor health (i.e. skipping meals and snacking between meals) and with behaviours that are known to be linked with poor health (i.e. drinking alcohol and the number of cigarettes smoked). To explore mechanisms of association, future studies could test for a range of health behaviours as potential mediators between IQ and morbidity or mortality in later life.
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Authors
Christina Wraw, Geoff Der, Catharine R. Gale, Ian J. Deary,