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Linda S. Gottfredson

Linda S. Gottfredson

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Psychology

D-Index
40
Citations
16573
World Ranking
8038
National Ranking
4297

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1994 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Linda S. Gottfredson is affiliated with the University of Delaware in the United States. Their research spans several interdisciplinary fields, primarily focusing on Medicine, Business, Management and Accounting, and Environmental Science. Within these areas, their work touches on specific subfields such as Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, as well as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The scientist's research topics include global public health policies and epidemiology, cardiovascular health and risk factors, obesity, physical activity and diet, and the effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals. These topics highlight an emphasis on health outcomes and environmental impacts related to public health.

Linda S. Gottfredson has contributed to academic literature with publications in venues such as the Journal of Intelligence. One of their recent papers is titled "The Transition to Noncommunicable Disease: How to Reduce Its Unsustainable Global Burden by Increasing Cognitive Access to Health Self-Management," published in 2021 in the Journal of Intelligence.

  • The Transition to Noncommunicable Disease: How to Reduce Its Unsustainable Global Burden by Increasing Cognitive Access to Health Self-Management (2021, Journal of Intelligence)

Their work does not list frequent co-authors, indicating a focus on solo research or varied collaboration across projects. The frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Intelligence

Within their career, Linda S. Gottfredson has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), an honor awarded in 1994.

Best Publications

  • Circumscription and Compromise: A Developmental Theory of Occupational Aspirations.

    Linda S. Gottfredson

  • Why g matters: The complexity of everyday life

    Linda S. Gottfredson

  • Mainstream science on intelligence: An editorial with 52 signatories, history, and bibliography

    Linda S. Gottfredson

  • Intelligence: Is It the Epidemiologists' Elusive "Fundamental Cause" of Social Class Inequalities in Health?

    Linda S. Gottfredson

  • Intelligence Predicts Health and Longevity, but Why?

    Linda S. Gottfredson;Ian J. Deary

  • Applying Gottfredson's Theory of Circumscription and Compromise in Career Guidance and Counseling.

    Linda S. Gottfredson

  • Premorbid (early life) IQ and Later Mortality Risk: Systematic Review

    G. David Batty;Ian J. Deary;Linda S. Gottfredson

  • Where and Why g Matters:Not a Mystery

    Linda S. Gottfredson

  • Dissecting practical intelligence theory: Its claims and evidence

    Linda S. Gottfredson

  • Societal consequences of the g factor in employment.

    Linda S Gottfredson;Linda S Gottfredson

  • g: Highly General and Highly Practical

    Linda S. Gottfredson

  • Assessing Gender-Based Circumscription of Occupational Aspirations

    Linda S. Gottfredson;Richard T. Lapan

  • Mainstream Science on Intelligence

    Linda S. Gottfredson

  • Intelligence: Foundations and Issues in Assessment

    Linda Gottfredson;Donald H. Saklofske

  • The Challenge and Promise of Cognitive Career Assessment

    Linda S. Gottfredson

  • The Relation of Vocational Aspirations and Assessments to Employment Reality.

    Gary D Gottfredson;John L Holland;Linda S Gottfredson

  • Occupational Aptitude Patterns Map: Development and implications for a theory of job aptitude requirements☆

    Linda S Gottfredson;Linda S Gottfredson

  • Chapter 15 – g, Jobs and Life

    Linda S. Gottfredson

  • Does a fitness factor contribute to the association between intelligence and health outcomes? Evidence from medical abnormality counts among 3654 US Veterans

    Rosalind Arden;Linda S. Gottfredson;Geoffrey Miller

  • Intelligence and semen quality are positively correlated

    Rosalind Arden;Linda S. Gottfredson;Geoffrey Miller;Arand Pierce

  • Practical Intelligence in Everyday Life

    Linda S Gottfredson

Frequent Co-Authors

Geoffrey F. Miller
Geoffrey F. Miller University of New Mexico
Ian J. Deary
Ian J. Deary University of Edinburgh
John L. Holland
John L. Holland Johns Hopkins University
Gary D. Gottfredson
Gary D. Gottfredson University of Maryland, College Park
Donald H. Saklofske
Donald H. Saklofske University of Western Ontario

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