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The relationships between first name desirability and school readiness, IQ, and school achievement
Author(s) -
Busse Thomas V.,
Seraydarian Louisa
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(197804)15:2<297::aid-pits2310150229>3.0.co;2-9
Subject(s) - psychology , ethnic group , developmental psychology , intelligence quotient , academic achievement , social desirability , primary education , mathematics education , cognition , neuroscience , sociology , anthropology
The relationships between first name desirability and school readiness, IQ, and school achievement were explored using 1,727 elementary school children. Ratings of the desirability of first names were completed by 2,212 boys and girls in elementary and secondary schools. School readiness, IQ, and achievement variables showed small, but significant, correlations with first name desirability for girls; boys also showed a first name effect, but the magnitude was less. Most correlations remained significant even when the effects of parental education and ethnicity were partialled out. First name desirability was discussed as a specific case of stereotyping.