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The Research on the Gifted Children's Happiness  

Han, Ki-Soon (University of Incheon)
Kim, Young-Mi (University of Incheon)
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Journal of Gifted/Talented Education / v.18, no.3, 2008 , pp. 519-542 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to examine the emotional characteristics related to gifted children's happiness, such as happiness index, optimism, psychological wellbeing, and school education happiness. For the study, 201 gifted students who were currently enrolled in gifted education centers, 124 potentially gifted students who were nominated by teachers for their scientific interests and high performances, and 141 general middle school students participated in the study. The results indicated that both the gifted and the potentially gifted students showed significantly higher emotional characteristics related to happiness compared to the general students. There was no significant difference between the gifted and the potentially gifted in the diverse aspects of happiness. Interestingly, significant interaction between gender and giftedness was found. Girls were happier when they were identified as the gifted, compared to the boys. Variables related to the happiness were also investigated, and the results indicated that the peer relationship and the family happiness were the most important variables that explained gifted children's happiness in general.
Keywords
The gifted; Potentially gifted students; Happiness; Optimism; Psychological wellbeing; School education happiness;
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