Does social intolerance vary according to cognitive styles, genetic cognitive capacity, or education?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low education, low cognitive abilities, and certain cognitive styles are suggested to predispose to social intolerance and prejudices. Evidence is, however, restricted by comparatively small samples, neglect of confounding variables and genetic factors, and a narrow focus on a single sort of prejudice. We investigated the relationships of education, polygenic cognitive potential, cognitive performance, and cognitive styles with social intolerance in adulthood over a 15-year follow-up.

Methods

We used data from the prospective population-based Young Finns Study (n = 960-1679). Social intolerance was evaluated with the Social Intolerance Scale in 1997, 2001, and 2011; cognitive performance with the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery in 2011; cogniti

SUBMITTER: Saarinen A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9480910 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature