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Coping Strategies of High School Students in an International Baccalaureate Program
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Suldo, Shannon M.; Shaunessy, Elizabeth; Michalowski, Jessica; Shaffer, Emily J. – Psychology in the Schools, 2008
Students who are enrolled in academically challenging curricula face a multitude of stressors related to increased academic demands in addition to the developmental and biological challenges that are normative to adolescence. This article presents results of a qualitative study conducted to uncover the coping styles of students in a rigorous…
Descriptors: Coping, Student Behavior, Advanced Placement Programs, High School Students
School Functioning and Psychological Well-Being of International Baccalaureate and General Education Students: A Preliminary Examination
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Shaunessy, Elizabeth; Suldo, Shannon M.; Hardesty, Robin B.; Shaffer, Emily J. – Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, 2006
The current study compared the school and psychological functioning of 122 gifted and high-achieving students to that of 176 general education students educated in the same school. Relative to their peers in general education, gifted and high-achieving students served in the school's International Baccalaureate (IB) program reported more positive…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, General Education, Comparative Analysis, Academically Gifted