Everyday Stressors of Academically Gifted Adolescents.

Baker, Jean A.

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ERIC Number: EJ530663

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1996

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Everyday Stressors of Academically Gifted Adolescents.

Baker, Jean A.

Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, v7 n2 p356-68 Win 1996

This study compared the stressors experienced by 32 exceptionally gifted students, 46 moderately gifted students, and 56 academically average students. It found that the exceptionally gifted students and moderately gifted girls had more perfectionistic tendencies than the average students. The unique stressors felt by gifted students are discussed. (CR)

Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Adolescents, Coping, Emotional Problems, Secondary Education, Sex Differences, Stress Management, Stress Variables, Student Characteristics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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