Social-perspective coordination and gifted adolescents’ friendship quality |
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| Authors: | Catherine A Masden Olivia N Leung Barry H Schneider Stephen J Udvari |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada;2. School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada;3. Department of Human Development and Applied Psychology, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada |
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| Abstract: | This research examined links among academic ability, social-perspective coordination, and friendship quality, within the context of gifted adolescents’ friendships. The sample consisted of 120 early adolescents (59 girls, 61 boys), 81 of whom were identified as gifted. Academic ability, sex, and grade significantly predicted social-perspective coordination (an indicator of psychosocial maturity) in multiple regression analyses. Social-perspective coordination, perceptions (self-concept) of ability to make and keep friends, academic ability, sex, and grade predicted perceptions of the overall quality of friendships. Being a female, seventh grader, or adolescent not identified as gifted, significantly predicted higher friendship quality. Social-perspective coordination and self-concept based on having a close friend predicted higher levels of friendship quality for the gifted participants. |
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| Keywords: | adolescents friendship friendship quality gifted self-concept social-perspective coordination |
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