Cognitive Ability and Health-Related Behaviors during Adolescence: A Prospective Study across Five Years

Autor/inn/en	Ciarrochi, Joseph; Heaven, Patrick C. L.; Skinner, Timothy
Titel	Cognitive Ability and Health-Related Behaviors during Adolescence: A Prospective Study across Five Years
Quelle	In: Intelligence, 40 (2012) 4, S.317-324 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0160-2896
DOI	10.1016/j.intell.2012.03.003
Schlagwörter	Intelligence; Exercise; Economic Status; Smoking; Health Behavior; Grade 7; Grade 11; Cognitive Ability; Longitudinal Studies; Correlation; Adolescents; Research Methodology; Tests; Verbal Ability; Mathematics; Socioeconomic Status; Gender Differences; Data Analysis; Television Viewing; Secondary Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Intelligenz; Klugheit; Übung; Rauchen; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; Denkfähigkeit; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Korrelation; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Mündliche Leistung; Mathematik; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Geschlechterkonflikt; Auswertung; Fernsehkonsum; Sekundarbereich
Abstract	Longitudinal research on the links between intelligence and health behaviors among adolescents is rare. We report longitudinal data in which we assessed the relationships between intelligence as assessed in Grade 7 and consequential health outcomes in Grade 11. The mean age of respondents (N = 420; 188 males, 232 females) was 12.30 years (SD = 0.49) in Grade 7 and 16.17 years (SD = 0.45) in Grade 11. They completed standardized verbal and numerical ability tests and a measure of conscientiousness in Grade 7 and health related questions in Grade 11. Results indicated that higher intelligence was associated with a number of healthy behaviors including delay in onset of cigarette smoking. Intelligence significantly predicted less time spent watching TV, lower physical exercise, and lower consumption of stimulant drinks. Covariate analyses showed that general intelligence predicted health outcomes after controlling for conscientiousness, socio-economic status, and gender. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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