National academic award winners over time: their family situation, education and interpersonal relations

The article presents the results of a study focusing on the family situation, education and interpersonal relations of adults (26-35 years old) who in their adolescence (16-19 years old) displayed exceptional giftedness. One group of those surveyed were national academic award winners (90). The cont...

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Published inHigh ability studies Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 155 - 171
Main Authors Sekowski, Andrzej, Siekanska, Malgorzata
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 01.12.2008
Subjects
Academic Achievement
Academically Gifted
Adolescents
Awards
Comparative Analysis
Control Groups
education
Family Environment
family situation
Foreign Countries
High Achievement
high achievers
interpersonal relations
Interpersonal Relationship
Measures (Individuals)
national academic award winners
Personality Traits
Poland
Professional Recognition
Recognition (Achievement)
Scores
Social Status
Surveys
Poland
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Summary:The article presents the results of a study focusing on the family situation, education and interpersonal relations of adults (26-35 years old) who in their adolescence (16-19 years old) displayed exceptional giftedness. One group of those surveyed were national academic award winners (90). The control group consisted of 90 people of no outstanding academic achievement. The research found many differences between these two groups, both in the family situation and in interpersonal relations. High achievers were raised in families of higher social and professional status, and almost 72.2% of them decided to continue their academic career after they had graduated from university. The national academic award winners showed higher scores in shyness and lower scores in sociability in interpersonal relations.
ISSN:1359-8139
1469-834X
DOI:10.1080/13598130802504270