The Relation between General Intelligence Levels and Psychological Symptom Levels of Adolescents

Abstract

In this study, the relationship between general intelligence and psychological symptom among adolescents were examined. Participants were 73 university students (age= 18 to21). Their intelligence was measured by the Raven’s Advanced Progressive Matrices (RAPM); the Psychological Symptoms Scanning Scale-90-R was used to measure the participants’ psychological symptoms. Correlations were used to examine relationship, if any, between general intelligence as measured by the RAPM and psychological symptoms. Results showed that, in general, a negative correlation was found between general intelligence level and general psychological symptom level and some psychological symptoms, such as somatization, obsessive compulsive disorder, sensibility and phobia. In conclusion, as general intelligence level increases, the level of psychological symptom decreases and as general intelligence leveldecreases, the level of psychological symptom increases.