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Effects Of Social Support On The Social Self-Concepts Of Gifted Adolescents, Caroline S. Cochran
Effects Of Social Support On The Social Self-Concepts Of Gifted Adolescents, Caroline S. Cochran
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The current study investigates the relationship between social support and the social self-concepts of gifted adolescents. Participants include 245 gifted students who had completed the fifth through the tenth grade during the previous academic year. Social self-concept was measured using the Self-Description Questionnaire II (Marsh, 1990). Social support was measured using the Child and Adolescent Social Support Scale (Malecki & Demaray, 2002). Results indicate multiple relationships between perceived social support and social self-concept, as well as a significant gender difference for the frequency of close friend social support. No gender differences were found for the parent, teacher, classmate, or school …