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We have investigated the influence of preschoolers’ and junior schoolchild intelligence level on self-appraisal in adolescence. Moscow Longitudinal Twin Study data were used: the intelligence level of children aged 7, 10 and 13 years (WISC); self-appraisal of adolescents aged 13 years. Monozygotic and dizygotic same-sex twins were involved in experiment: 94, 77, 108, 211 pairs aged 6, 7, 10 and 13 years respectively. The Spearman rank order correlation coefficient has been calculated. Conclusions. (1) Features of 13-year-old adolescents’ self-appraisal were linked with the level of intelligence in preschool and early school age. (2) The structure of links intelligence with features of adolescents’ self-perception varies depending on gender, age, level of intelligence and the type of studied characteristic. In particular, the level of intelligence at early age is more significant for the formation of adolescent boys’ psychological status as compared to girls.