title: Phenotypic, genetic, and environmental relationships between self-reported talents and measured intelligence.
abstract: The relationship between self-report abilities and measured intelligence was examined at both the phenotypic (zero-order) level as well as at the genetic and environmental levels. Twins and siblings (N = 516) completed a timed intelligence test and a self-report ability questionnaire, which has previously been found to produce 10 factors, including: politics, interpersonal relationships, practical tasks, intellectual pursuits, academic skills, entrepreneur/business, domestic skills, vocal abilities, and creativity. At the phenotypic level, the correlations between the ability factor scores and intelligence ranged from 0.01 to 0.42 (between self-report academic abilities and verbal intelligence). Further analyses found that some of the phenotypic relationships between self-report ability scores and measured intelligence also had significant correlations at the genetic and environmental levels, suggesting that some of the observed relationships may be due to common genetic and/or environmental factors.
authors: Management and Organizational Studies,Faculty of Social Science,The University of Western Ontario,London,Ontario,Canada.
authors: Julie Aitken
authors: JA
authors: Schermer
authors: School of Health Studies,Faculty of Health Sciences,The University of Western Ontario,London,Ontario,Canada.
authors: Andrew M
authors: AM
authors: Johnson
authors: Department of Psychiatry,University of British Columbia,Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada.
authors: Kerry L
authors: KL
authors: Jang
authors: Department of Psychology,The University of Western Ontario,London,Ontario,Canada.
authors: Philip A
authors: PA
authors: Vernon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001076:Aptitude; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003132:Commerce; D003405:Creativity; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D059647:Gene-Environment Interaction; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence / Q000235:genetics*; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D008875:Middle Aged; D009048:Motor Skills; D009864:Ontario; D010641:Phenotype; D057566:Self Report; D066107:Social Skills; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014429:Twins, Dizygotic / Q000235:genetics*; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic / Q000235:genetics*; D014705:Verbal Behavior; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: behavior genetics