The relationship between happiness and intelligent quotient: The contribution of socio-economic and clinical factors

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1303-1312

  Ali, A ^a   Ambler, G ^a   Strydom, A ^a   Rai, D ^b   Cooper, C ^a   McManus, S ^c   Weich, S ^d   Meltzer, H ^e   Dein, S ^a   Hassiotis, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Borderline intellectual impairment; happiness and wellbeing; intellectual ability; intelligent quotient

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; NEUROSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877761143     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291712002139     Document Type: Article

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