ERIC Number: EJ919684
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Dec
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-1533-2276
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Level of Depression in Intellectually Gifted Secondary School Children
Shahzad, Salman; Begume, Nasreen
Gifted and Talented International, v25 n2 p91-98 Dec 2010
The purpose of the present research was to investigate the difference in depression between intellectually gifted and non-gifted secondary school children. After a detailed review of literature the following hypothesis was formulated; there would be a significant difference between intellectually gifted and non-gifted secondary school children on variables ((i.e., Dysphoric Mood, Anhedonia/Negative Affect, Negative Self-Evaluation, Somatic Complaints) of depression. A sample of 197 7th through 10th grade school children, belonging to the middle and upper socioeconomic status and recruited from different private sector secondary schools of Karachi, included 93 (47.20%) children intellectually gifted (IQ = 130 and above) and 104 (52.80%) non-gifted secondary school children (IQ of 90-109). The children ranged in age from 12 years to 16 years (Mean age = 14.09 years). Measures used included the Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales (RIAS; Reynolds & Kamphaus, 2003) and the Reynolds Adolescent Depression Scale (RADS-2; Reynolds, 2002) to assess intellectual functioning and levels of depression respectively. Analysis of data showed significant differences. Specifically relatively low levels of Anhedonia/Negative Affect, Negative Self-Evaluation and depression in intellectually gifted secondary school children compared with non-gifted secondary school children. (Contains 5 tables.)
Descriptors: Intelligence, Private Sector, Student Attitudes, Gifted, Intelligence Quotient, Grade 10, Depression (Psychology), Investigations, Comparative Analysis, Control Groups, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Foreign Countries, Children, Adolescents, Evaluation Methods, Data Analysis, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pakistan (Karachi)
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