Scientists from Kings College London, Duke University in the US and the University of Otago in New Zealand, found that children with low cognitive test scores at the age of three are more likely as adults to become dependent on welfare services or to end up in jail.
The research, which is published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour, followed more than 1,000 children from the age of three until they were 38, living in New Zealand. At the age of three, each child in the study had participated in a 45-minute examination of neurological signs including intelligence, language and motor skills. The children were also rated on factors such as frustration tolerance, restlessness and impulsivity.
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