A comparison of multiple facets of self-concept in gifted vs. non-identified Israeli students

Abstract

This study compares facets of self-concept in gifted and non-identified Israeli adolescent students. The self-concept mean score profile of gifted vs. non-selected Israeli students was significantly different, with gifted students reporting higher mean levels of academic self-concept, but lower mean levels of social, personal, and physical self-concepts when compared with their non-identified counterparts. Overall, gifted students showed different patterns of self-concept than their peers. The data are discussed in view of theory and past research in the gifted literature.

Keywords:

• gifted students
• self-concept
• adolescents
• psychosocial adjustment

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