The paper identifies a gap in the existing literature

The gap

Evidence profile

Sourced from the stated research gap and future-work section of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 1970 and 2025, spanning 2 journals. Those papers have been cited 74 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 4 representative gaps

• Understanding How Intelligence and Academic Underachievement Relate to Life Satisfaction Among Adolescents with and Without a Migration Background (2025) · Journal of Intelligence · doi

  The underlying mechanisms linking intelligence, underachievement, and subjective well-being remain poorly understood. There is a lack of research on the relationships between these variables in the context of sociocultural diversity. The study aims to fill this gap by investigating the associations between intelligence, academic achievement, and life satisfaction in a sample of adolescents with and without a migration background.

  generalstated research gap
  Keywords: underlying mechanisms linking intelligence underachievement subjective well-being remain
• Differential reproduction: Its relation to IQ test score, education, and occupation (1971) · Social Biology · cited 52× · doi

  The study notes that there is a lack of research on the relationship between IQ test score, education, and occupation. The study aims to contribute to the existing literature on this topic. The study notes that previous studies have shown an inverse relationship between family size and variables such as occupational level and amount of education, but the relationship between IQ test score and family size is not well understood.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: study notes there lack research relationship between test
• New mating boundaries in education (1970) · Social Biology · cited 11× · doi

  The paper identifies a gap in the existing literature on educational selection, which has not fully examined the relationship between intelligence, socioeconomic status, and educational outcomes. The study highlights the need for further research on the educational selection process, particularly in terms of the role of intelligence and socioeconomic status in determining college enrollment and graduate school attendance.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: paper identifies gap existing literature educational selection has
• New mating boundaries in education (1970) · Social Biology · cited 11× · doi

  The paper suggests that future research should examine the relationship between intelligence, socioeconomic status, and educational outcomes in more detail, particularly in terms of the mechanisms by which these factors influence educational outcomes. The study highlights the need for further research on the implications of the findings for individuals and society, particularly in terms of the importance of intelligence in predicting college enrollment.

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5
  Keywords: paper suggests future research examine relationship between intelligence

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