Intelligence and early life mortality: Findings from a longitudinal sample of youth

Kevin M. Beaver; Joseph A. Schwartz; Eric J. Connolly; Mohammed Said Al-Ghamdi; Ahmed Nezar Kobeisy; J. C. Barnes; Brian B. Boutwell

doi:10.1080/07481187.2015.1137994

Intelligence and early life mortality: Findings from a longitudinal sample of youth

Kevin M. Beaver, Joseph A. Schwartz, Eric J. Connolly, Mohammed Said Al-Ghamdi, Ahmed Nezar Kobeisy, J. C. Barnes, Brian B. Boutwell

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The current study examined whether adolescent IQ predicted risk for mortality by the age of 32. Analyses of data from the Add Health revealed that IQ was related to mortality risk, such that respondents with relatively lower IQs were significantly more likely to experience early life mortality when compared to respondents with relatively higher IQs. This association remained statistically significant even after controlling for a host of covariates such as race, gender, involvement in violent behaviors, levels of self-control, and poverty. The average IQ of deceased respondents was approximately 95, whereas the average IQ of living respondents was about 100.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	298-304
Number of pages	7
Journal	Death Studies
Volume	40
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2015.1137994
State	Published - May 27 2016

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Developmental and Educational Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

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