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Experiences of Difference: A Phenomenological Study with Intellectually Gifted Pre-Adolescent/Early Adolescent Boys and Their Mothers
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King, Julie; Shute, Rosalyn; McLachlan, Angus – Roeper Review, 2019
Within a theoretical framework of cognitive dissonance, this phenomenological study explored Australian intellectually gifted pre-adolescent/early adolescents' experiences of asynchrony. The study focuses on mothers and sons. Eleven boys aged 10 to 14 years, and nine of their mothers, participated in semi-structured interviews. Seven boys reported…
Descriptors: Males, Phenomenology, Gifted, Psychological Patterns
The Performance of Gifted Children on the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule.
Gallucci, Nicholas T. – Diagnostique, 1986
Personality functioning of 90 children (ages 11-16) with intelligence quotients greater than 135 was examined using the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule and the Child Behavior Checklist. Scores of gifted males and females were more similar to each other than to high school norms and displayed no greater incidence of psychopathology. (Author/VW)
Descriptors: Emotional Adjustment, Gifted, Personality Development, Psychopathology
The Independence of Creative Potential and Behavior Disorders in Gifted Children.
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Gallucci, Nicholas T.; Middleton, George; Kline, Adam – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1999
Samples of gifted adolescents in Louisiana (N=44) and Connecticut (N=34) were administered the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT), and their parents completed the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). Scores on tests were statistically unrelated, and CBCL scores were similar to national norms and represented an absence of behavior disorders.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Problems, Creative Thinking
Intellectually Superior Children and Behavioral Problems and Competence.
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Gallucci, Nicholas T.; Middleton, George; Kline, Adam – Roeper Review, 1999
A study evaluated differences in ratings of behavior problems and competence from the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) between samples of 78 gifted adolescents and 62 controls. Results found no reliable differences for any scales from the CBCL and a low prevalence of behavior problems in both samples. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Cognitive Ability