Difference between Emotional Aspects of Gifted Girls and Boys

Gifted children have an extraordinary ability to exercise sensitive judgment for solving problems to adapt to new situations and to learn from new experiences. They also have an extra ordinary memory and an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. Gifted girls and boys have different coping mechanisms and are likely to face different problems. Gifted girls hide their abilities and learn to blend in with other children. Gifted boys are easier to spot, but they are often considered "immature" and may be held back in school if they cannot socialize with children their own age with whom they have no common interests. The research study aims at determining the impact of emotional aspect of girls and boys who are gifted. Data was collected using Standard Progressive Matrices (SPM) by Raven for IQ and Eight State Questionnaire (8SQ) by Cattell for emotional aspects. IQ test was administered on 525 children from 8th, 9th, and 10th class (13 to 16 year old) from Jaipur city, Rajasthan (India) but only 55 children were found to be gifted on whom 8SQ was administered. Results showed that there was no difference in emotional aspects among gifted girls and boys. They both have same kind of emotions at this level. We can say that gifted girls and boys of this age group have the same level of stress, depression, fatigue etc.