TY - JOUR
T1 - Differential Epidemiology: IQ, Neuroticism, And Chronic Disease By The 50 U.S. States
AU - Pesta, Bryan J.
AU - Bertsch, Sharon
AU - McDaniel, Michael A.
AU - Mahoney, Christine B.
N1 - Pesta, B.J., Bertsch, S., McDaniel, M.A., Mahoney, C.B., & Poznanski, P.J. (2012). Differential epidemiology: IQ, neuroticism, and chronic disease by the 50 U.S. states. Intelligence, 40, 107-114. doi:10.1016/j.intell.2012.01.011
PY - 2012/3/1
Y1 - 2012/3/1
N2 - Current research shows that geo-political units (e.g., the 50 U.S. states) vary meaningfully on psychological dimensions like intelligence (IQ) and neuroticism (N). A new scientific discipline has also emerged, differential epidemiology, focused on how psychological variables affect health. We integrate these areas by reporting large correlations between aggregate-level IQ and N (measured for the 50 U.S. states) and state differences in rates of chronic disease (e.g., stroke, heart disease). Controlling for health-related behaviors (e.g., smoking, exercise) reduced but did not eliminate these effects. Strong relationships also existed between IQ, N, disease, and a host of other state-level variables (e.g., income, crime, education). The nexus of inter-correlated state variables could reflect a general fitness factor hypothesized by cognitive epidemiologists, although valid inferences about causality will require more research.`
AB - Current research shows that geo-political units (e.g., the 50 U.S. states) vary meaningfully on psychological dimensions like intelligence (IQ) and neuroticism (N). A new scientific discipline has also emerged, differential epidemiology, focused on how psychological variables affect health. We integrate these areas by reporting large correlations between aggregate-level IQ and N (measured for the 50 U.S. states) and state differences in rates of chronic disease (e.g., stroke, heart disease). Controlling for health-related behaviors (e.g., smoking, exercise) reduced but did not eliminate these effects. Strong relationships also existed between IQ, N, disease, and a host of other state-level variables (e.g., income, crime, education). The nexus of inter-correlated state variables could reflect a general fitness factor hypothesized by cognitive epidemiologists, although valid inferences about causality will require more research.`
KW - intelligence; neuroticism; epidemiology; Untied States
UR - https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/bus_facpub/96
U2 - 10.1016/j.intell.2012.01.011
DO - 10.1016/j.intell.2012.01.011
M3 - Article
VL - 40
JO - Intelligence
JF - Intelligence
ER -