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Parker, Janise S.; Shum, Kai Zhuang; Suldo, Shannon M.; Shaunessy-Dedrick, Elizabeth; Ferron, John; Dedrick, Robert F. – Grantee Submission, 2019
This study explored how adaptive help seeking was related to academic self-efficacy, perfectionism (maladaptive and adaptive), attitudes towards help seeking (perceived benefits and perceived threats), and teacher emotional support among 311 grade 9 students in Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate classes. Significant bivariate links…
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Self Efficacy, Personality Traits, Student Attitudes
Suldo, Shannon M.; Hearon, Brittany V.; Shaunessy-Dedrick, Elizabeth – Grantee Submission, 2018
In this chapter, we focus on research that is most pertinent to gifted education. We begin with an overview of the constructs (organized within the three original pillars of positive psychology) relevant to youth, education, and gifted education. First, we offer a working definition of giftedness and gifted education. [This paper was published in:…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Psychology, Definitions, Educational Practices
Suldo, Shannon M.; Shaunessy-Dedrick, Elizabeth; Ferron, John; Dedrick, Robert F. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2018
Research has shown that students in Advanced Placement (AP) classes and International Baccalaureate (IB) programs experience higher levels of stress compared to students in general education classes. Elevated stress can serve as a risk factor for students' academic and mental health problems. Given the documented stress of these students,…
Descriptors: High School Students, Advanced Placement Programs, Stress Variables, Correlation
Suldo, Shannon M.; Shaunessy-Dedrick, Elizabeth; Ferron, John; Dedrick, Robert F. – Grantee Submission, 2018
Research has shown that students in Advanced Placement (AP) classes and International Baccalaureate (IB) programs experience higher levels of stress compared to students in general education classes. Elevated stress can serve as a risk factor for students' academic and mental health problems. Given the documented stress of these students,…
Descriptors: High School Students, Advanced Placement Programs, Stress Variables, Correlation
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Shaunessy, Elizabeth; Suldo, Shannon M.; Friedrich, Allison – High Ability Studies, 2011
This exploratory study examined the mean levels of perfectionism among 178 general education students and 141 students enrolled in the International Baccalaureate (IB) program, a rigorous academic curriculum. The study also explored perfectionism in relation to grade level and student outcomes (psychological functioning, academic achievement).…
Descriptors: General Education, Life Satisfaction, Academic Achievement, Academic Education
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Suldo, Shannon M.; Shaunessy, Elizabeth; Hardesty, Robin – Psychology in the Schools, 2008
This study investigates the relationships among stress, coping, and mental health in 139 students participating in an International Baccalaureate (IB) high school diploma program. Mental health was assessed using both positive indicators (life satisfaction, academic achievement, academic self-efficacy) and negative indicators (psychopathology) of…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Mental Health, Psychopathology, Adolescents