Feelings and Attitudes of Gifted Students

Assesses differences between the self-perceptions of gifted high school freshmen (n=62) and nongifted peers (n=162) regarding intimacy with family and peers, social support, family responsibilities, self-esteem, depression, and risk-taking behavior. Results show that gifted students may be socially...

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Published in:Adolescence 1998-06, Vol.33 (130), p.331-342
Main Authors: Field, Tiffany, Harding, Jeff, Yando, Regina, Gonzalez, Ketty, Lasko, David, Bendell, Debra, Marks, Carol
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Aptitude
Academically Gifted
Achievement
Adolescent
Attitude
Biological and medical sciences
Child, Gifted - psychology
Comparative Analysis
Depression (Psychology)
Developmental psychology
Educational psychology
Emotions
Extracurricular Activities
Family (Sociological Unit)
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gifted
Gifted children
Gifted students
High School Freshmen
High School Students
High Schools
Humans
Individual Characteristics
Intelligence Quotient
Interpersonal communication
Interpersonal Competence
Intimacy
Likert Scales
Male
Marital Status
Parent-Child Relations
Peer Groups
Personal Satisfaction
Personality Assessment
Personality Inventory
Psychological Characteristics
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Pupil and student. Academic achievement and failure
Questionnaires
Responsibility
Risk
Secondary schools
Self Concept
Self Esteem
Self-perception in adolescence
Selfperception
Social Behavior
Social Development
Social life & customs
Social Support
Social Support Groups
Socioeconomic Status
Student Attitudes
Teenagers
USA
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Summary:Assesses differences between the self-perceptions of gifted high school freshmen (n=62) and nongifted peers (n=162) regarding intimacy with family and peers, social support, family responsibilities, self-esteem, depression, and risk-taking behavior. Results show that gifted students may be socially precocious when compared with their nongifted peers. (Author/MKA)
ISSN:0001-8449