Gómez-Pérez, Maria Mar , GARCÍA MARTÍN, MARÍA BELÉN, Calero, Maria Dolores
No
An. Psicol.
Article
Científica
3
3
01/05/2026
1,74132E+12
Several explanations have been given for underrepresentation of women within gifted population, including differences in personality traits, competencies and/or motivations, beliefs and gender stereotypes expectations, and gender-differentiated behaviors; which highlights the importance of including these factors in observation, evaluation and screening protocols for children and adolescents. Therefore, this study aims to define if there are significant differences in gender-related personality styles and behavior patterns in highly talented adolescents. Participants were 159 adolescents between 11-16 years of age, divided into two groups. (1) High abilities group: a group of 85 adolescents (40 boys, 45 girls); (2) Typical group: group of 74 adolescents (49 boys, 25 girls). All participants were assessed using personality, resilience, perfectionism, rule-following, perseverative thinking and experiential avoidance tests. Results revealed that gifted girls had higher scores than boys in some personality styles and behavior patterns considered as "negative". Specifically, girls scored significantly higher in anxiety, dominance, aggressiveness, among others and lower than boys on emotional stability, self-concept, self-confidence and cognitive control. Finally, implications for assessing and supporting gifted population are discussed.
Personality; Behavior; Gifted. Gender; Adolescents