Elaboration on the association between IQ and parental SES with subsequent crime

Stephen Z. Levine

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2011.02.016

Elaboration on the association between IQ and parental SES with subsequent crime

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To examine competing theoretical propositions and research, the hypotheses were tested that low parental socioeconomic status (SES), low IQ and their interaction increase the likelihood of crime. To test these hypotheses, representative US data (n= 11,437) were examined based on SES and IQ in 1981, and subsequent incarcerations from 1982 to 2006. Incarceration outcomes predicted included: incidence with binary logistic modeling, time to incarceration with Cox modeling and incarceration frequency with Poisson modeling. Results showed that low IQ, low SES and their interaction modestly predicted these three incarceration outcomes. These results were replicated among males, underprivileged groups and people with a last interview. Given that low IQ and SES are generally associated with increased risk of subsequent crime their theoretical integration is appropriate.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1233-1237
Number of pages	5
Journal	Personality and Individual Differences
Volume	50
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2011.02.016
State	Published - Jun 2011
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Bell Curve
Criminal careers
Intelligence
National Longitudinal Study of Youth
SES

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General Psychology

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