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ERIC Number: EJ1482734
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Oct
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0016-9862
EISSN: EISSN-1934-9041
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Living with the Gift of Giftedness: An Exploratory Study on the Well-Being of Intellectually Gifted Adults
Gifted Child Quarterly, v69 n4 p367-385 2025
While it is now argued that intellectual giftedness is not causally associated with well-being, the individual and environmental determinants associated remain empirically underexplored. Trying to fill this gap, this study investigated potential risk and protective factors on the well-being and mental health of 219 Canadian intellectually gifted adults. Exploratory transversal analyses were conducted between 11 determinants frequently evoked in the literature on intellectually gifted individuals and hedonic well-being (positive/negative affect; [direct proportionality] = 0.85-0.87; satisfaction with life; [direct proportionality] = 0.88), eudemonic well-being (existential crisis/meaning in life; [direct proportionality] = 0.76-0.87; interpersonal connection; [direct proportionality] = 92) and psychopathologies. Results show that twice-exceptionality and lower socioeconomic status are risk factors for the development of psychopathologies, while being married/in civil union and having a higher perceived level of potential achievement are protective factors for hedonic and eudemonic well-being. Results are discussed in light of previous knowledge about gifted individuals.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Positive and Negative Affect Schedule; Satisfaction With Life Scale
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Author Affiliations: 1Université de Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada