Adjustment problems, self-efficacy, and psychological distress among Chinese gifted students in Hong Kong

Adjustment problems, self-efficacy, and psychological distress among Chinese gifted students in Hong Kong

• Chan, David W. Dept. of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Roeper Review, 28(4), 203-209, 2006

Routledge

2006

• E Special Education
  • EC Education for the Gifted & Talented Learners
• B Human Behaviour
  • BD Mental Health

Gifted Children Asians Psychological Aspects Adjustment Personal Development

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Unknown or Unspecified

The relationships among adjustment problems, self-efficacy, and psychological distress were investigated in a sample of 207 Chinese gifted students in Hong Kong. A mediation-effect model specifying that adjustment problems had an effect on psychological distress mediated by self-efficacy was hypothesized and tested using structural equation modeling procedures. For comparison, a direct-effect model and a direct-and-mediation-effect model were also fitted to the data. The results indicated that the direct-and-mediation-effect model provided the best and a reasonably adequate fit, suggesting that the effects of adjustment problems on psychological distress could be direct, but more importantly the effects could also be mediated by self-efficacy. Implications of the findings for enhancing the self-efficacy of students to promote their psychological well-being are discussed.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02783190609554365 ]

• English

Journal Articles

• 02783193

• 10.1080/02783190609554365

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2010-09-06