An Empirical Investigation of the Social Coping Strategies Used by Gifted Adolescents.

Swiatek, Mary Ann

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ERIC Number: EJ511783

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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An Empirical Investigation of the Social Coping Strategies Used by Gifted Adolescents.

Swiatek, Mary Ann

Gifted Child Quarterly, v39 n3 p154-61 Sum 1995

A survey of 210 gifted junior high students sought to verify literature-based social coping strategies used by this population. Factor analysis yielded five meaningful factors: denial of giftedness, peer acceptance, popularity/conformity, extracurricular involvement, fear of failure, and activity level. (SW)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Conformity, Coping, Extracurricular Activities, Gifted, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Peer Acceptance, Popularity, Social Adjustment, Student Adjustment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Note: Special issue: "Giftedness in the Social Context."