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Intelligence and social competence among high-risk adolescents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 October 2008

Suniya S. Luthar and
Edward Zigler
Suniya S. Luthar
Affiliation:
Yale University
Edward Zigler
Affiliation:
Yale University
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Abstract

Interactions between intelligence and psychosocial factors were examined in terms of influences on social competence among 144 inner-city ninth-grade students. Psychosocial variables examined included ego development, locus of control, and positive and negative life events. Definitions of social competence were based on peer ratings, teacher ratings, and school grades. Results indicated that, unlike their less intelligent peers, intelligent youngsters showed higher competence levels at high versus low levels of both ego development and internal locus of control. Findings were interpreted in the context of sociocultural influences on academic achievement among disadvantaged adolescents.

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Development and Psychopathology , Volume 4 , Issue 2 , April 1992, pp. 287 - 299
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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