Jun 21, 2019 20:00:00

Findings that people who are distracted or violent at an early age have lower future income

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In a large-scale survey conducted in Canada, it has been reported that there was a correlation between 'attention and sociability found at the age of 5-6' and 'future income'. According to the survey, the more distracted or violent children, the less their future income, and the more socially responsible, the more their income.

Association Between Childhood Behaviors and Adult Employment Earnings in Canada | Pediatrics | JAMA Psychiatry | JAMA Network
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2736346

Distracted Kindergartners May Earn Less As Adults
https://www.livescience.com/65752-kindergarten-behaviors-linked-to-salary.html

The large-scale survey reported was conducted in 1985 on 2850 kindergarten children living in Quebec, Canada. Ninety-six percent of the children surveyed were white and were 5 to 6 years old. The research team at Carnegie Mellon University evaluated and scored the alertness, aggression, resistance, anxiety and sociality of each kindergarten child based on behavior evaluation by kindergarten teachers.

And from 2013 to 2015, which will be about 30 years later, we collected 2850 people's intelligence index and home environment, data such as final income tax declarations, and those who were distracted and those who were not The research team reported that there was a big income gap between the

According to the research team, the average annual income of men was $ 27,500 (about 3 million yen) and the average annual income of women was $ 15,200 (about 1.6 million yen). And it turns out that the average annual income of men is reduced by about $ 1271 (about 140,000 yen) and the average annual income of women is about $ 924 (about 100,000 yen) whenever the carelessness score measured at the time of children increases by 1 point Did.

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In addition, for men, the assessment score for physical aggression such as fight, bullying, biting, etc., and rebellion such as rebellion, accusation against others, jealousy against others, increases the average annual income by about 700 points each time it increases It seems that there is a tendency to decrease the dollar (about 76,000 yen). On the other hand, when the sociality score increased by 1 point, the average annual income of men increased by about $ 480 (about 53,000 yen).

From this result, the research team argues that the behavior of kindergarten children is related to the income after 30 years, regardless of the individual's intelligence index and family circumstances. “Early support and monitoring of distracted children and children with high aggression can bring long-term benefits to individuals and society. “There is,” said the research team.