The relations of social competence and mental well-being by perception of giftedness in gifted students

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to analyze the relations between social competence and mental well-being through perceptions of giftedness in gifted and general students. Data are collected from 359 gifted and general South Korean students (M_age = 13.54) and analyzed by structural equation modeling. The results reveal that, first, gifted students perceive higher giftedness, social competence, and mental well-being than general students. Second, the perceived giftedness level of general students has a statistically significant partial positive mediated effect on mental well-being related to social competence. The interactive effect of social competence and perceived academic achievement on mental well-being decreases as gifted students perceive higher academic achievement. This research will facilitate the precise understanding and nurturing of gifted students under the national law and assist in constructing giftedness.

KEYWORDS:

• Gifted student
• perception of giftedness
• social competence
• mental well-being

Acknowledgments

Advices of Professor Cho, Seokhee and Professor Jung, Jong Woo gratefully acknowledged. The author of this research prepared this English-language document by correcting Quilbot premium paraphraser (Quilbot, 2023; https://quillbot.com/), a service offered by the the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and translating DeepL translator (DeepL, 2017; https://www.deepl.com/translator).

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