Survey on the Emotional and Relational Well-Being of Intellectually Gifted Children
Donato Lauria, Valeria Antuofermo, Graziana Difonzo, Rosa Meliddo, Donna Almares Palmirotta, Maria Porfido, Daniele Luzzo
Most research on psychological distress in intellectually gifted children and adolescents has not found a greater presence or intensity of emotional problems compared to control groups. However, some systematic reviews (Francis, Hawes & Abbott, 2016; Neihart, 1999; Tasca et al., 2022) have identified important methodological biases and limitations that may have compromised the reliability of such results.
The present study, adopting a methodological approach that minimizes these biases, found a higher prevalence of emotional-relational difficulties in gifted children aged 8 to 11 years compared to the control group. The results obtained underscore the importance of greater clinical attention to the emotional experiences of this population, suggesting the need for specific interventions and further investigation in future research.
Keywords
Gifted, Emotions, Sociometric status, Psychological disorders, Socio-emotional disorder.
