A faceted eye on intellectual giftedness: Examining the personality of gifted students using FFM domains and facets
Abstract
The study examines the personality profile of gifted vs. average-ability students from the perspective of the FFM. The issue was approached by (1) reviewing the literature for well-established personality characteristics of the gifted, (2) establishing correspondences between these traits and FFM domains/facets, and (3) formulating a domain and a facet-level model which were hypothesized to discriminate significantly between gifted and nongifted students. The domain-level model consisted of Openness and Agreeableness. The facet-level model included 14 traits: Anxiety, Impulsiveness, Gregariousness, Assertiveness, Fantasy, Feelings, Aesthetics, Ideas, Compliance, Modesty, Tendermindedness, Order, Achievement, and Deliberation. The models were tested on three samples (N1=515 high-school students, 155 gifted; N2=132 psychology students, 28 gifted; N3=443 psychology students, 91 gifted). Results indicate that the domain-level model does not discriminate significantly between gifted and non...gifted students in each sample, whereas the proposed 14-facet model yields a significant discrimination across all samples. The latter model may be further adjusted by removing facets which proved inconsistent or unsubstantial in distinguishing between the two groups. This yields a 7-facet discriminant function, which is also significant across samples, indicating that gifted students are consistently distinguished by a combination of high Ideas, Fantasy, Aesthetics, and Assertiveness, but low Gregariuosness, Modesty, and Tendermindeness. Educational implications and limitations are discussed.
Keywords:
personality traits / NEO-PI-R / intellectual giftedness / FFM (Big-Five) domains and facetsSource:
Psihologija, 2012, 45, 3, 231-256Publisher:
- Društvo psihologa Srbije, Beograd
Funding / projects:
DOI: 10.2298/PSI1203231A
ISSN: 0048-5705
WoS: 000309276600001
Scopus: 2-s2.0-84872591327
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Psihologija / PsychologyTY - JOUR AU - Altaras Dimitrijević, Ana PY - 2012 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1529 AB - The study examines the personality profile of gifted vs. average-ability students from the perspective of the FFM. The issue was approached by (1) reviewing the literature for well-established personality characteristics of the gifted, (2) establishing correspondences between these traits and FFM domains/facets, and (3) formulating a domain and a facet-level model which were hypothesized to discriminate significantly between gifted and nongifted students. The domain-level model consisted of Openness and Agreeableness. The facet-level model included 14 traits: Anxiety, Impulsiveness, Gregariousness, Assertiveness, Fantasy, Feelings, Aesthetics, Ideas, Compliance, Modesty, Tendermindedness, Order, Achievement, and Deliberation. The models were tested on three samples (N1=515 high-school students, 155 gifted; N2=132 psychology students, 28 gifted; N3=443 psychology students, 91 gifted). Results indicate that the domain-level model does not discriminate significantly between gifted and nongifted students in each sample, whereas the proposed 14-facet model yields a significant discrimination across all samples. The latter model may be further adjusted by removing facets which proved inconsistent or unsubstantial in distinguishing between the two groups. This yields a 7-facet discriminant function, which is also significant across samples, indicating that gifted students are consistently distinguished by a combination of high Ideas, Fantasy, Aesthetics, and Assertiveness, but low Gregariuosness, Modesty, and Tendermindeness. Educational implications and limitations are discussed. PB - Društvo psihologa Srbije, Beograd T2 - Psihologija T1 - A faceted eye on intellectual giftedness: Examining the personality of gifted students using FFM domains and facets EP - 256 IS - 3 SP - 231 VL - 45 DO - 10.2298/PSI1203231A ER -
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Altaras Dimitrijević, A.. (2012). A faceted eye on intellectual giftedness: Examining the personality of gifted students using FFM domains and facets. in Psihologija Društvo psihologa Srbije, Beograd., 45(3), 231-256. https://doi.org/10.2298/PSI1203231A
Altaras Dimitrijević A. A faceted eye on intellectual giftedness: Examining the personality of gifted students using FFM domains and facets. in Psihologija. 2012;45(3):231-256. doi:10.2298/PSI1203231A .
Altaras Dimitrijević, Ana, "A faceted eye on intellectual giftedness: Examining the personality of gifted students using FFM domains and facets" in Psihologija, 45, no. 3 (2012):231-256, https://doi.org/10.2298/PSI1203231A . .