Parents think their sons are brighter than their daughters: Sex differences in parental self-estimations and estimations of their children's multiple intelligences

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 24-39

  Furnham, Adrian ^a   Reeves, Emma ^a   Budhani, Salima ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Parental perceptions; Self estimated intelligence; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0036518792     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: 19400896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221320209597966     Document Type: Article

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