![]() A brief survey of 1029 German adults assessed quality and prevalence of stereotypes about gifted individuals, without an explicit focus on children and/or adolescents. The present study is the first to provide representative data on conceptions of gifted individuals in general. To date, most studies on gifted stereotypes have examined selective samples, mostly teachers. However, subjective conceptions and media representations, most of which have focused on gifted children and youth, stress the socioemotional downsides of giftedness (“disharmony hypothesis”), affecting highly able individuals and those around them, thus hampering individual development. Most studies find the gifted to be similar or slightly superior to average-ability persons in these domains (“harmony hypothesis”). Yet their views on gifted people's socioemotional characteristics diverge. Scientists and laypeople agree on high ability as a defining feature of giftedness. ![]() Institute of Psychology, Educational and Psychological Assessment, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |