Parenting Styles and Adjustment in Gifted Children

Abstract

RésuméCette recherche porte sur la problématique du développement psychosocial des enfants doués. Bien qu'il existe des travaux qui indiquent que les enfants doués souffrent plus souvent de problèmes d'adaptation que les autres, comme l'isolement social, la dépression, l'anxiété et une faible estime de soi, la littérature de recherche considère peu l'environnement familial des enfants doués comme étant un facteur qui puisse contribuer au niveau d'adaptation de l'enfant.La présente recherche a eu donc pour objectif de déterminer si les styles parentaux, tels que définis par Baumrind, sont associés à l'adaptation des enfants doués. Les styles parentaux des Mots clés: adaptation, effets, concept de soi, enfant, douance, enfants doués, style parental iii AbstractThe present study examines the psychosocial development of gifted children. Although much evidence exists that gifted children experience problems of adjustment, such as social isolation, depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem, few studies have investigated the family environment of gifted children and its possible links to child psychosocial adjustment. The goal of this study, therefore, was to address these questions by examining the parenting styles, as defined by Baumrind, of parents of gifted children and their potential associations with the adjustment levels of their children. Parenting styles were measured using a self-report questionnaire. The level of adjustment for gifted children, aged 7 to 11 years old, was measured using behavioural and self-concept measures. Giftedness was determined using a standardized intelligence test. Forty-eight gifted children and 52 nongifted children participated in the study.Parents of gifted children reported using a predominantly authoritative parenting style. Mothers, however, reported significantly higher authoritative scores than fathers. Parents reported several gifted children to experience problems with peers, but their teachers did not report this nor did the children themselves. No associations were found between a particular parenting style and the reported presence of peer social problems in gifted children. Mothers' authoritarian parenting style was significantly associated with lower conduct problem levels, and higher intellectual selfconcept levels in gifted children. As for mothers' authoritative parenting style, a significant relationship was found with higher conduct problem levels in gifted children. Mothers' permissive parenting style was found to be associated with lower self-concept levels in gifted children. As for the fathers, authoritarian and permissive parenting styles were found to be linked to lower adjustment and self-concept levels in gifted children. Adjustment levels and parenting styles were also compared between gifted and nongifted children. For both groups of children, iv adjustment levels were in the normal range and the parents reported similar use of the three parenting styles. As for the relationships between parenting styles and adjustment in nongifted children, fathers' a...

Συμβουλευτική Γονέων Χαρισματικών Παιδιών: Αναγκαιότητα, Προσεγγίσεις, Στόχοι, Σύγχρονες Τάσεις.

“…Τα χαρισματικά και ταλαντούχα παιδιά ανήκουν στην ευρύτερη κατηγορία των παιδιών με ειδικές εκπαιδευτικές ανάγκες, γεγονός που καθιστά αναγκαία την έγκαιρη επισήμανσή τους προκειμένου να διαμορφωθεί το κατάλληλο εκπαιδευτικό πρόγραμμα και να ακολουθηθεί η κατάλληλη γονεϊκή παρέμβαση (Pilarinos & Solomon, 2017). Αποτελούν ακόμη, μια ετερογενή ομάδα ατόμων με ιδιαίτερες εκπαιδευτικές, γνωστικές, συναισθηματικές, κοινωνικές και αναπτυξιακές ανάγκες (Gur, 2011;Morawska & Sanders, 2009).…”

“…Το γονεϊκό εκείνο στυλ που ενισχύει την υποστήριξη και το δέσιμο με το παιδί, ενώ την ίδια στιγμή, του δίνει τον κατάλληλο «συναισθηματικό χώρο» και του επιτρέπει να βιώσει και να αντιμετωπίσει ποικίλες προκλήσεις, είναι εκείνο που επιτρέπει το χαρισματικό παιδί να επιτύχει την βέλτιστη προσαρμογή. Ο σύμβουλος καλείται να βοηθήσει τους γονείς με πρακτικούς τρόπους ώστε να προσαρμόσουν ένα τέτοιο γονεϊκό στυλ στην δική τους μοναδική περίπτωση (Pilarinos & Solomon, 2017;Yazdani & Daryei, 2016).…”

Parents And Gifted Preschooler: The Specifics Of Relationship

“…Unfortunately, questions of parenting a precocious preschooler have little coverage in the scientific literature (Fish, 2016). The problem of the features and styles of parents in connection with the development of gifted young children remains poorly understood (Pilarinos & Solomon, 2017).…”

“Nature’s child” and “the diplomat”

“…Positive family relationships and parent–child interactions appear to be the most critical factors in positive adjustment (Pilarinos and Solomon, 2017). Coping strategies can differ among the sexes, as females are more likely to seek social support while males retreat to physical recreation or ignore the problem (Friedman and Mann, 1993; Frydenberg and Lewis, 1990, 1991).…”

“…Despite research, Callahan et al (2014: 1) observed that the field of gifted education “had done little to verify the sources of developmental issues faced by students” as well as the factors that lead to adjustment and coping strategies used by adjusted gifted children and teens. Much of the research on gifted students’ adjustment has concentrated on comparisons between the gifted and nongifted peers (Pilarinos and Solomon, 2017). Studies (May, 1994; Sowa and May, 1997), echoing a trend to use qualitative methods to investigate the experiences of the gifted (Coleman et al, 2007), have helped produce a closer view of the patterns and coping mechanisms associated with adjustment.…”