Sex differences in brain size, stature and intelligence in children and adolescents: some evidence from Estonia

Authors
Lynn, R Allik, J Must, O
Citation
R. Lynn et al., Sex differences in brain size, stature and intelligence in children and adolescents: some evidence from Estonia, PERS INDIV, 29(3), 2000, pp. 555-560
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology
Journal title
PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
ISSN journal
01918869 → ACNP
Volume
29
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
555 - 560
Database
ISI
SICI code
0191-8869(200009)29:3<555:SDIBSS>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Sex differences in brain size and stature decrease from the age of 7 throug h 13-14 years and increase from the age of 15 through 18 years in Estonia, as they do in the United States. Sex differences in intelligence show a som ewhat similar decrease and increase although they do not move precisely in synchrony with the morphological trends. The results are interpreted as sug gesting that sex differences in maturation determine the magnitude of sex d ifferences in physical and mental development during childhood and adolesce nce. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.