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Psychoticism and Disruptive Behavior can be also Good Predictors of School Achievement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2013

Carmen Flores-Mendoza ,
Keith Widaman ,
Marcela Mansur-Alves ,
Tatiane Dias Bacelar  and
Renata Saldanha
Carmen Flores-Mendoza*
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil)
Keith Widaman
Affiliation:
University of California (US)
Marcela Mansur-Alves
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil)
Tatiane Dias Bacelar
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil)
Renata Saldanha
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil)
*
*Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Carmen Flores-Mendoza. Department of Psychology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Av. Antonio Carlos, 677, Pampulha/ Belo Horizonte (Brazil). CEP: 31270-901. Phone: +55(31)3409-6277. E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]
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Abstract

The relations of Gf (Standard Progressive Matrices Raven), Gc (verbal scale of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Version), personality dimensions (Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-Junior Version), and disruptive behavior (TDAH scale) with school achievement (measured by TDE test and PISA test) were investigated. Two samples of students (total N = 534) representing a broad range of socioeconomic status (SES) participated in this study. Path models were conducted. The results demonstrated that (1) in both samples no sex differences related to school achievement were found; (2) in the first sample, after controlling for age and SES differences, Gf and psychoticism predicted (.38 and −.13, respectively) school achievement (measured by TDE test); (3) in the second sample, after controlling for SES differences to which additional measures were administered, Gf and Gc positively predicted (.22 and .40, respectively) school achievement (measured by PISA test). In addition, psychoticism and disruptive behavior also predicted school performance (−.14 and −.28, respectively). Some theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

Keywords

intelligencepsychoticismdisruptive behaviorschool achievementSES
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 16 , 2013 , E13
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Copyright © Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid 2013 

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