Reducing Levels of Perfectionism in Gifted and Talented Youth through a Mindfulness Intervention

Autor/inn/en	Olton-Weber, Sophia; Hess, Robyn; Ritchotte, Jennifer A.
Titel	Reducing Levels of Perfectionism in Gifted and Talented Youth through a Mindfulness Intervention
Quelle	In: Gifted Child Quarterly, 64 (2020) 4, S.319-330 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Olton-Weber, Sophia) ORCID (Ritchotte, Jennifer A.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1934-9041
DOI	10.1177/0016986220953392
Schlagwörter	Personality Traits; Expectation; Metacognition; Intervention; Program Effectiveness; Mental Health; Middle School Students; Early Adolescents; Self Evaluation (Individuals); Advanced Placement Programs; Academically Gifted; Talent; Stress Management; Emotional Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Expectancy; Erwartung; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Psychohygiene; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Begabung; Hochbegabung; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Gefühlsbildung
Abstract	Gifted youth frequently experience perfectionism, which for some can affect their emotional well-being. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a 6-week mindfulness intervention for 42 middle school students who were identified as Gifted and Talented. Participants' levels of self-oriented and socially prescribed perfectionism, as well as their use of mindfulness practices, were evaluated pre- and post- intervention, as well as at a 5-week follow-up to assess changes in perfectionism ratings and use of mindfulness. Three Bonferroni-adjusted, one-way, repeated measures analyses of variance were performed, and the results indicated a significant decrease in self-oriented perfectionism and an increase in mindfulness at both the end of the intervention and at follow-up. These findings support the use of mindfulness as an appropriate intervention to reduce self-imposed forms of perfectionism among gifted youth. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01