OBJECTIVES To test the association between childhood IQ and mortality over the normal human lifespan. DESIGN Longitudinal cohort study. SETTING Aberdeen. SUBJECTS All 2792 children in Aberdeen born in 1921 and attending school on 1 June 1932 who sat a mental ability test as part of the Scottish mental survey 1932. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Survival at 1 January 1997. RESULTS 79.9% (2230) o...

due to the importance of the knowledge of mothers on the level of family and children's mental health the present study designed to assess the knowledge of 336 married women regarding severe and mild mental disorders in haftoon region of esfahan through a questionnaire developed specifically for this study. subjects were selected through systematic random sampling method from among married...

Objectives To test the association between childhood IQ and mortality over the normal human lifespan. Design Longitudinal cohort study. Setting Aberdeen. Subjects All 2792 children in Aberdeen born in 1921 and attending school on 1 June 1932 who sat a mental ability test as part of the Scottish mental survey 1932. Main outcome measure Survival at 1 January 1997. Results 79.9% (2230) of the samp...

OBJECTIVES To examine the self-reported level of work ability among female employees and the relationship between work ability and demographic characteristics, physical health, mental health, and various psychosocial and organizational work environment factors. METHODS Participants were 597 female employees with an average age of 43 years from urban and rural areas in Norway. Trained personne...

This study tested a structural model explaining the effects of general mental ability on economic, physical, and subjective well-being. A model was proposed that linked general mental ability to well-being using education, unhealthy behaviors (smoking and excessive drinking), occupational prestige, and health as mediating variables. The sample consisted of 398 individuals, from whom measures we...

The capacity to interpret others people's behavior and mental states is a vital part of human social communication. This ability, also called mentalizing or Theory of Mind (ToM), may also serve as a protective factor against aggression and antisocial behavior. This study investigates the relationship between two measures of psychopathy (clinical assessment and self-report) and the ability to id...