Friday, February 18, 2005 Smart women stay single, study finds from straits times interactive LONDON - A HIGH IQ is a hindrance for women wanting to get married but it is an asset for men, a study by four British universities has found. The study, published in The Sunday Times, found that the likelihood of marriage increased by 35 per cent for boys for each 16-point rise in IQ. But the same translated to a 40 per cent drop in the likelihood of marriage for girls. The survey was done by the universities of Aberdeen, Bristol, Edinburgh and Glasgow. For the study, based on 900 men and women, researchers measured their IQ at the age of 11 then revisited them 40 years later to find out whether they had ever married. Researchers found that the schoolgirls with high IQs later witnessed a dramatic decline in their marriage prospects. But the brighter schoolboys found it easier to find a bride. 'Women in their late 30s who have gone for careers after the first flush of university and who are among the brightest of their generation are finding that men are just not interesting enough,' psychologist and professor at Nottingham University Paul Brown said. Writer Claire Rayner said intelligent men often preferred a less brainy partner. 'A chap with a high IQ is going to get a demanding job... In many ways he wants a woman who is an old-fashioned wife and looks after the home.' --- AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Mrs Brightside at 3:37 pm {xoxo}
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