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Cross, Tracy L.; And Others – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 1991
A student attitude questionnaire was given to 1,465 gifted and talented adolescents who identified 5 strategies used to deal with potentially stigmatizing events (cover up, lie, placate, be truthful, and cop-out). The placate coping strategy was the most frequently used across scenarios. (DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Coping, Gifted, Interpersonal Competence
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Cohen, Robert; And Others – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1994
Evaluation of peer relations of 53 intermediate grade students participating in a pull-out enrichment program found that these children, relative to classmates, were evaluated positively by peers, demonstrated greater awareness of reciprocity in friendship relationships, and were perceived less often as either an aggressor or victim of aggression.…
Descriptors: Aggression, Enrichment Activities, Friendship, Gifted
Schneider, Barry H.; And Others – 1987
This study examined social and personal concomitants of exceptional academic capability, specifically self-concept, peer acceptance, and attitude toward school, in the context of integrated or self-contained classrooms. The sample consisted of 354 gifted Ontario students from Grades 5, 8, and 10 (150 in self-contained classrooms and 204 in…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Age Differences, Children, Elementary Secondary Education