Parents' estimations of their own intelligence and that of their children: A comparison between English and Icelandic parents: Development and Aging

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 289-298

  Furnham, Adrian ^a   Valgeirsson, Halldor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

British; Children; Estimates; Icelandic; Intelligence; Parents

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ICELAND; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED KINGDOM; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADULT; COGNITION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; ICELAND; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 34547233646     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2007.00587.x     Document Type: Article

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