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Comparing overexcitabilities of gifted and non-gifted school children in Hong Kong: Does culture make a difference?

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Title:
Comparing overexcitabilities of gifted and non-gifted school children in Hong Kong: Does culture make a difference?
Authors:
- Siu, Angela F. Y. Dept. of Educational Psychology, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Source:
Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 30(1), 71-83, 2010
Publisher:
Routledge
Year Published:
2010
Education Categories:
Keywords:
Overexcitabilities Giftedness Hong Kong Students Gender Patterns Education & Educational Research
Region:
- Hong Kong
Period:
- 1997.7 onwards
Level:
- Unknown or Unspecified
Abstract:
Overexcitabilities (OEs) are ways that an individual experiences the world and can be understood as channels of information flow. The current study examined the profile of OEs among a group of Hong Kong children. Participants included 229 non-gifted and 217 gifted children. OEs were measured using the Overexcitability Questionnaire II. Results indicated that there were differences between the gifted and the non-gifted groups in all OE subscales. Gender differences were also identified. Females, in both gifted and non-gifted groups, have a significantly higher score in Emotional OE when compared to males. In addition, gifted females also scored significantly higher than their male counterparts in Sensual OE. Results of this study were compared to a group of American children (based on C.L. Tieso's work on overexcitabilities in 2007). The implications and limitations of this study are presented.
[Copyright of Asia Pacific Journal of Education is the property of Routledge. Full article may be available at the publisher's website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02188790903503601]
Language:
- English
Document Type:
Journal Articles
ISSN:
- 02188791
DOI:
- 10.1080/02188790903503601
Permalink:
https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/81f118b1
Entry Date:
2010-11-28