Childhood intelligence, locus of control and behaviour disturbance as determinants of intergenerational social mobility: British Cohort Study 1970

Intelligence

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 329-340

  von Stumm, Sophie ^a   Gale, Catharine R ^b   Batty, G David ^a,c   Deary, Ian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood behaviour; Education; Intelligence; Locus of control; Occupation; Social class; Social mobility

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349097406     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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