The Impact of Giftedness on Psychological Well-Being: What Does the Empirical Literature Say?.

Neihart, Maureen

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ERIC Number: EJ595001

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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The Impact of Giftedness on Psychological Well-Being: What Does the Empirical Literature Say?

Neihart, Maureen

Roeper Review, v22 n1 p10-17 Sep 1999

Discusses the impact of giftedness on psychological well-being. Research reviewed indicates that gifted children are as well adjusted as their typical peers and that the psychological well-being of a gifted child is related to the type of giftedness, the educational fit, and the child's personal characteristics. (CR)

Descriptors: Children, Emotional Adjustment, Gifted, Life Events, Personality Traits, Predictor Variables, Psychological Characteristics, Self Concept, Well Being

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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