Interpersonal Perceptions of Intelligence in Late Childhood and Early Adolescent Friendships

Bailey, Roger C.; Hatch, Victoria

doi:10.1080/00221325.1979.10533422

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“…The validities are somewhat higher for observer-ratings than for self-ratings. Values in the range of .25 to .50 have been found when the judgment is made by spouses (Bailey & Mettetal, 1977), by friends and strangers (Borkenau, 1993), by adolescent acquaintances (Bailey & Hatch, 1979), and by long-term discussion-group colleagues (Paulhus & Morgan, 1997). Except in the case of spouses, however, the achievement of these solid validities required aggregation across multiple observers.…”

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Self‐Report Measures of Intelligence: Are They Useful as Proxy IQ Tests?

Paulhus

Lysy²,

Yik³

1998

Journal of Personality

213

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Correlations between single-item self-reports of intelligence and IQ scores are rather low (.20-.25) in college samples. The literature suggested that self-reports could be improved by three strategies: (1) aggregation, (2) item weighting, and (3) use of indirect, rather than direct, questions. To evaluate these strategies, we compared the validity of aggregated and unaggregated versions of direct measures with four indirect measures (Gough's Intellectual efficiency scale, Hogan's Intellect composite scale, Sternberg's Behavior Check List, and Trapnell's Smart scale). All measures were administered to two large samples of undergraduates (Ns = 310, 326), who also took an IQ test. Although results showed some success for both direct and indirect measures, the failure of their validities to exceed .30 impugns their utility as IQ proxies in competitive college samples. The content of the most valid items referred to global mental abilities or reading involvement. Aggregation benefited indirect more than direct measures, but prototype-weighting contributed little.

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Self‐Report Measures of Intelligence: Are They Useful as Proxy IQ Tests?

Paulhus

Lysy²,

Yik³

1998

Journal of Personality

213

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Relationships between Self-Concept Measures and Social Network Characteristics for Black Adolescents

Coates¹

1985

The Journal of Early Adolescence

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This study explores the relationship among social network structure and support characteristics and between these network characteristics and several self-concept dimensions for 343 middle-income black adolescents. Relationships between the family and the friend portions of the network are also examined. Each adolescent completed the 1 1/2 hour Social Network Record which uses graphic and questionnaire stimulus materials to allow respondents to describe how their social relations are organized and function to provide emotional and material support. Network scales are related to factor scores of the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory, to the Ziller nonverbal "identification with others" tasks and to three semantic differential scales designed to assess the adolescents' perception of how parents, male friends and female friends "see" them. Network size, frequency of contact with members and the average length of time members have been known are highly related while density is unrelated to any other structural score. The relationship between the proximity of family members and frequency of contact with them is very high and positive although this is not the case for the analogous friend measures. While network structure measures are more related to "how others see me" self-judgments and to a measure of social affiliation, the support scales are more related to overall self-esteem. The usefulness of a social network analysis for understanding the social interaction basis of the self-concept during adolescence is discussed.

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The effects of targets’ shyness on perceptions of their intelligence

Morgan¹

1993

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Interpersonal Perceptions of Intelligence in Late Childhood and Early Adolescent Friendships

Cited by 4 publications

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Self‐Report Measures of Intelligence: Are They Useful as Proxy IQ Tests?

Self‐Report Measures of Intelligence: Are They Useful as Proxy IQ Tests?

Relationships between Self-Concept Measures and Social Network Characteristics for Black Adolescents

The effects of targets’ shyness on perceptions of their intelligence

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