Assortative marriage for specific cognitive abilities in Korea

Social BiologyPublished 1 December 1976

Ronald C. Johnson, J. Park, J. C. DeFries, Gerald E. McClearn, M. P. Mi, M. N. Rashad

DOI10.1080/19485565.1976.9988245

Citations21

TL;DR

Age‐adjusted spouse correlations for performance on tests of specific cognitive abilities were substantially higher for couples tested in Korea than for Americans of European or Japanese ancestry tested in Hawaii, due to cultural factors such as the Korean practice of arranged marriages.

Abstract

Abstract Age‐adjusted spouse correlations for performance on tests of specific cognitive abilities were substantially higher for couples tested in Korea than for Americans of European or Japanese ancestry tested in Hawaii. It was hypothesized that this greater spouse resemblance in Korea may be due to cultural factors such as the Korean practice of arranged marriages.

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