Job satisfaction and temperament structure of gifted people

Abstract

This article focuses on the problems of adults who in secondary school were high ability learners. The main point of interest of the research presented here is job satisfaction among gifted people and their temperament structure. The authors are interested whether there exist correlations between the investigated variables both in the entire group of gifted individuals as well as in the subgroup of those gifted in the humanities and in the control group. The research results show that between the group of gifted people and the control group there appear significant differences in vigorousness (VG) and activity (AC). The studied groups differ as to the kind and extent of the fulfilment of expectations concerning professional career. Gifted individuals, in comparison to the control group, are more satisfied with their jobs.

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

“…Academic achievements are closely connected with interests (Rubinsztejn, 1964) and testify to ambition and high aspirations. Adolescent interests and experiences influence the choice of objectives, professional activity, and achievements in adulthood (Siekań ska & Sękowski, 2006;Trice & McClellan, 1993).…”

Gifted Adults

“…During early adulthood, a gifted adult's career contributes most heavily to life satisfaction (Wirthwein & Rost, 2011b) and most gifted adults across the studies examined here are satisfied with their careers (Perrone, Tschopp, et al, 2010;Siekańska & Sękowski, 2006), but as gifted adults age, contributors to life satisfaction include romantic relationships (Perrone et al, 2006;Perrone-McGovern et al, 2011) and parenting (Ferriman et al, 2009). Strong romantic relationships are even viewed as helpful in attaining professional goals during early and middle adulthood (Hansen & Hall, 1997).…”

“…In Poland, Siekańska and Sękowski (2006) examined the job satisfaction and temperament structure of 90 gifted adults 16 (ranging in age from 26 to 35 years) and 90 average ability adults (ranging in age from 26 to 35 years) who were a matched comparison group. Results indicated the gifted adults were significantly more satisfied with their jobs than the comparison group.…”

Kariérové cesty intelektovo nadaných ľudí

“…Dôležitou informáciou pre kariérové poradenstvo je aj miera spokojnosti nadaných dospelých so zvolenou kariérou. Podľa výskumu uskutočneného v Poľsku na participantoch vo veku 26-35 rokov boli nadaní dospelí so svojou prácou spokojnejší ako kontrolná skupina (Siekańska, Sękowski, 2006). Isté rozdiely medzi týmito skupinami boli zistené aj v tom, aké faktory považujú za kľúčové pre svoju pracovnú spokojnosť.…”