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De Bondt, Niki; De Maeyer, Sven; Donche, Vincent; Van Petegem, Peter – High Ability Studies, 2021
The aim of this study is to provide -- first theoretically and, subsequently, through an empirical analysis -- a rationale for including the concept of overexcitability in talent research, beyond the five-factor model personality traits. Moreover, the empirical part of this study makes use of an innovative statistical method to address the problem…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Talent, Research, Gifted
Vuyk, M. Alexandra; Krieshok, Thomas S.; Kerr, Barbara A. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2016
Openness to experience is a personality factor in the five-factor model of personality, and it is composed of six facets. Facets of openness appear conceptually analogous to overexcitabilities (OEs), which are displays of inner energy guiding individuals toward advanced potential according to the theory of positive disintegration. This study…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Structural Equation Models, Gifted
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Portešová, Šárka; Urbánek, Tomáš – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2013
This study assessed differences in Parker's typology of perfectionism (healthy perfectionist, unhealthy perfectionist, and nonperfectionist). We compared the results from previous research with follow-up 2005 and 2010 data collected from highly gifted Czech mathematicians aged 12 to 16 years. The study examined whether the same three…
Descriptors: Classification, Personality Traits, Scores, Foreign Countries