Suicidal Behavior and Gifted Adolescents.

Leroux, Janice A.

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ERIC Number: EJ345553

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1986

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Suicidal Behavior and Gifted Adolescents.

Leroux, Janice A.

Roeper Review, v9 n2 p77-79 Nov 1986

Analysis of insights of parents of gifted adolescent boys (N=8) who committed suicide found retrospective clues for potential suicide such as: lack of recognition/acceptance of individuality; effects of competition on self-esteem; lack of coping skills; and suicidal behavior of friends. (CB)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Competition, Coping, Gifted, High Risk Persons, Individual Differences, Males, Parent Attitudes, Psychological Characteristics, Secondary Education, Self Concept, Self Esteem, Stress Variables, Suicide

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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