TY - JOUR
T1 - Grade and gender differences in gifted students' self-concepts
AU - Rudasill, Kathleen Moritz
AU - Capper, Maria Read
AU - Foust, Regan Clark
AU - Callahan, Carolyn M.
AU - Albaugh, Susan B.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Gifted adolescents are poised to make important decisions that will determine the trajectory of their futures. A positive self-concept may lead to higher educational and career aspirations, whereas a poorer self-concept may negatively influence choices and outcomes. Research points to self-concept differences among gifted students of different ages (Chan, 2001) and genders (Hoge & McShreffrey, 1991; Li, 1988), with declining self concept among females overtime. The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which self concept differed among gifted students across grade and gender. Two hundred and sixty older adolescents (grades 8 to 11, n=159 girls) completed the Self-Perception Profile for Adolescents (Harter, 1988) and 300 younger adolescents (grades 5 to 7, n=171 girls) completed the Self Perception Profile for Children (Harter, 1985). Results indicate that gifted students' scores in several self-concept domains were lower for older adolescents and girls, but remained relatively high across grade and gender for scholastic self-concept.
AB - Gifted adolescents are poised to make important decisions that will determine the trajectory of their futures. A positive self-concept may lead to higher educational and career aspirations, whereas a poorer self-concept may negatively influence choices and outcomes. Research points to self-concept differences among gifted students of different ages (Chan, 2001) and genders (Hoge & McShreffrey, 1991; Li, 1988), with declining self concept among females overtime. The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which self concept differed among gifted students across grade and gender. Two hundred and sixty older adolescents (grades 8 to 11, n=159 girls) completed the Self-Perception Profile for Adolescents (Harter, 1988) and 300 younger adolescents (grades 5 to 7, n=171 girls) completed the Self Perception Profile for Children (Harter, 1985). Results indicate that gifted students' scores in several self-concept domains were lower for older adolescents and girls, but remained relatively high across grade and gender for scholastic self-concept.
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U2 - 10.4219/jeg-2009-862
DO - 10.4219/jeg-2009-862
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:68149163168
VL - 32
SP - 340
EP - 367
JO - Journal for the Education of the Gifted
JF - Journal for the Education of the Gifted
SN - 0162-3532
IS - 3
ER -