title: "Underachievement" among markedly accelerated college students.
abstract: This study investigated those few lackluster achievers as could be identified, using loose criteria, in a college-level program of academic acceleration. They evidenced, on college transcripts, significant differences from high-achieving students of comparable ability. Underachieving males appeared less psychologically mature and appeared to suffer more internal conflict than achieving males, but underachieving females evidenced greater maturity than their counterparts.
authors.affiliation: Child Development Research Group, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Janos
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Sanfilippo
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Robinson