RT Journal Article
SR 00
ID 10.1016/j.intell.2016.11.003
A1 Weber, D.
A1 Dekhtyar, S.
A1 Herlitz, A.
T1 The Flynn effect in Europe – Effects of sex and region
JF Intelligence
YR 2017
FD 2017
VO 60
SP 39
OP 45
K1 Flynn effect; Sex differences; Cognition; Memory; SHARE
AB The Flynn effect describes the observed improvement in cognitive performance over time among individuals of the same age. We examine if the Flynn effect varies across three European regions and whether there are sex differences in the extent of improvement over time. Using SHARE-data, with a study population of 34,300 non-institutionalized individuals, aged between 50 and 84 years, we find that the Flynn effect is larger in regions which experienced the most rapid pace of development over time (Southern Europe), than in regions with relatively higher levels of development but less change over time (Central and Northern Europe). With respect to sex differences in the Flynn effect, we find that women, on the whole in Europe, have a larger Flynn effect than men. In the regional analyses, non-significant trends indicate that women gain more than men in Northern and Central Europe.
PB Elsevier
SN 01602896
LK https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/14004/