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ERIC Number: EJ441229
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3532
The Social Cognition of Gifted Adolescents in Schools: Managing the Stigma of Giftedness.
Cross, Tracy L.; And Others
Journal for the Education of the Gifted, v15 n1 p44-55 Fall 1991
A student attitude questionnaire was given to 1,465 gifted and talented adolescents who identified 5 strategies used to deal with potentially stigmatizing events (cover up, lie, placate, be truthful, and cop-out). The placate coping strategy was the most frequently used across scenarios. (DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Coping, Gifted, Interpersonal Competence, Peer Acceptance, Peer Relationship, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes, Surveys, Talent
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Stigma