Are smarter people happier? Meta-analyses of the relationships between general mental ability and job and life satisfaction

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Vocational Behavior, April 2017

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User Frequent-District859, in the ADHD subreddit, 28 Jun 2026

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[Meta analysis has...

User Yashema, in the Psychology subreddit, 16 Jun 2026

[Meta analysis has found](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001879117300039) smarter people tend to have…

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User lickmeharder14, in the MomentumOne subreddit, 14 May 2026

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0001879117300039?utm_source=chatgpt.com Researchers usually measure…

>Intelligenz korreliert negativ mit...

User _HermineStranger_, in the hochbegabt subreddit, 26 Sep 2025

>Intelligenz korreliert negativ mit Lebenszufriedenheit. Auf welche Daten beziehst Du Dich? Meines wissens korreliert…

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