Abstract To date, a substantial body of research exists suggesting an association between indicators of intelligence and various deleterious outcomes, including externalizing and internalizing behavioral problems. Much of this research, however, has focused on samples drawn from the general population, thus it remains less clear how (and if) intelligence relates to problem behaviors in samples of highly at-risk individuals. The current study seeks to contribute to this knowledge base by examining the associations between intelligence and internalizing, externalizing, and total scores on the Child Behavioral Checklist in a sample of approximately 2500 highly disadvantaged respondents considered by Child Protective Services as at-risk for abuse or neglect. While the two measures of intelligence performed differently, there emerged some association between overall lower IQ and higher total behavioral problem scores. There was some evidence that low IQ also predicted higher internalizing scores, but this relationship varied greatly by measure and model. Results, limitations, and implications of the current study are discussed.

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在高危儿童样本中外化和内化问题与智力指标的关联

摘要 迄今为止，大量研究表明智力指标与各种有害结果（包括外化和内化行为问题）之间存在关联。然而，这项研究的大部分内容都集中在从一般人群中抽取的样本上，因此尚不清楚智力如何（以及是否）与高危个体样本中的问题行为相关。目前的研究旨在通过检查智力与儿童行为清单上的内化、外化和总分之间的关​​联，在大约 2500 名被儿童保护服务机构视为处于虐待或虐待风险中的高度弱势受访者的样本中，为这一知识库做出贡献。忽视。虽然这两种智力指标表现不同，总体较低的智商与较高的行为问题总分之间出现了某种关联。有证据表明，低智商也预示着更高的内化分数，但这种关系因测量和模型而异。讨论了当前研究的结果、局限性和影响。