Feelings and attitudes of gifted students.

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Differences between the self-perceptions of gifted high school freshmen (n = 62) and nongifted peers (n = 162) were assessed regarding intimacy with family and peers, social support, family responsibilities, self-esteem, depression, and risk-taking behavior. Gifted students perceived themselves as being more intimate with friends, assuming fewer family responsibilities, and taking more risks (both sports- and danger-related risks). Contrary to the literature suggesting delays in the social development of gifted students, these data indicate that gifted students may be socially precocious when compared with their nongifted peers. Gifted students and their teachers were also administered the Perceptions about Giftedness Scale. Gifted students reported feeling the same as, or better than, their peers about their academic and social skills, and their teachers closely agreed. However, the teachers rated the gifted students as being less happy than the students rated themselves.

Author information

Author/s: Field, T (T); Harding, J (J); Yando, R (R); Gonzalez, K (K); Lasko, D (D); Bendell, D (D); Marks, C (C);

Affiliation: Touch Research Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida 33101, USA.

Grants: MH00331 (Agency:NIMH NIH HHS) ; MH40779 (Agency:NIMH NIH HHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

Journal: Adolescence (Adolescence), published in UNITED STATES. (Language: eng)

Reference: 1998-; vol 33 (issue 130) : pp 331-42

Dates: Created 1998/11/16; Completed 1998/11/16; Revised 2007/11/14;

PMID: 9706320, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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