Estimates of Self, Parental, and Partner Multiple Intelligence and their Relationship with Personality, Values, and Demographic Variables: a Study in Britain and France

• Viren Swami ^{[1] [2]} ; Adrian Furnham ; Susan Zilkha ^[2]
  1. [1] University of Westminster

     University of Westminster

     Reino Unido

     
  2. [2] University College London

     University College London

     Reino Unido

     
• Localización: The Spanish Journal of Psychology, ISSN 1138-7416, Vol. 12, Nº. 2, 2009, págs. 528-539
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1017/s1138741600001906
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  • español

    En el presente estudio, 151 participantes británicos y 151 franceses estimaron su propia inteligencia global y 13 “inteligencias múltiples”, así como de sus padres y parejas. En concordancia con estudios previos, los varones se asignaban puntuaciones más altas en casi todas las medidas de inteligencia, pero había pocas diferencias trasnacionales. También había importantes diferencias por el sexo en las estimaciones de inteligencia de los padres y de la pareja. Los participantes creían, en general, que eran más inteligentes que sus padres pero no de sus parejas. Las regresiones indicaron que los participantes creían que la inteligencia lógico-matemática y la inteligencia espacial eran los predictores principales de la inteligencia. Las regresiones también mostraron que las puntuaciones de los participantes en los rasgos de personalidad Big Five (en particular, Extraversión y Apertura), pero no en valores o en creencias acerca de la inteligencia o de las pruebas de inteligencia, eran buenos predictores de la inteligencia. Se comentan los resultados en términos de la influencia de los estereotipos género-rol.

  • English

    In the present study, 151 British and 151 French participants estimated their own, their parents' and their partner's overall intelligence and 13 ‘multiple intelligences.’ In accordance with previous studies, men rated themselves as higher on almost all measures of intelligence, but there were few cross-national differences. There were also important sex differences in ratings of parental and partner intelligence. Participants generally believed they were more intelligent than their parents but not their partners. Regressions indicated that participants believed verbal, logical-mathematical, and spatial intelligence to be the main predictors of intelligence. Regressions also showed that participants' Big Five personality scores (in particular, Extraversion and Openness), but not values or beliefs about intelligence and intelligences tests, were good predictors of intelligence. Results were discussed in terms of the influence of gender-role stereotypes.

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