title: Scores on self-actualization for gifted junior high school students.
abstract: Self-actualization scores of 47 gifted students in Grades 7 and 8 were assessed using the Reflections of Self by Youth (ROSY), the Maslowian Scale, and the Personal Orientation Inventory. No gender differences were observed. Students in Grade 7 scored significantly higher on the ROSY; students in Grade 8 scored significantly higher on the Maslowian Scale Psychological subscale and Total score. Scores on the Maslowian Scale Fundamentals and Self-actualization subscales and Personal Orientation Inventory were not different for any group. Correlations among the three measures of self-actualization are presented.
authors.affiliation: University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg 39406-5115, USA. jdlewis@ocean.st.usm.edu
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002672:Child, Gifted; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012574:Schools; D012649:Self Concept; D013334:Students