ACCELERATION AND WELL-BEING AT AGE 50 IN THE TOP 1% IN MATHEMATICAL ABILITY

ACCELERATION AND WELL-BEING AT AGE 50 IN THE TOP 1% IN MATHEMATICAL ABILITY

This study evaluated the association between well-being at midlife in the top 1% in mathematical ability and 1) skipping one or more grades in high school (study 1), and 2) advanced and enriching pre-collegiate STEM learning opportunities beyond the norm in high school (study 2). Subjects were ident...

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Main Author: Smeets, Stijn Johny
Other Authors: David Lubinski
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: VANDERBILT 2013
Subjects:
Psychology
Online Access:http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-12022013-224312/
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spelling ndltd-VANDERBILT-oai-VANDERBILTETD-etd-12022013-2243122014-01-01T05:08:44Z ACCELERATION AND WELL-BEING AT AGE 50 IN THE TOP 1% IN MATHEMATICAL ABILITY Smeets, Stijn Johny Psychology This study evaluated the association between well-being at midlife in the top 1% in mathematical ability and 1) skipping one or more grades in high school (study 1), and 2) advanced and enriching pre-collegiate STEM learning opportunities beyond the norm in high school (study 2). Subjects were identified at or before age 13, and followed up at age 50. Outcomes included positive affect, negative affect, life satisfaction, psychological flourishing, career satisfaction, relationship satisfaction, core self-evaluations, and health at age 50. Controlling for confounding background covariates (including ability, SES, and motivation at age 13), no evidence was found for any harmful effect of acceleration on well-being. Both accelerants and non-accelerants reported positive well being. If differences were found, they favored the accelerants. David Lubinski Camilla P. Benbow James H. Steiger Andrew J. Tomarken Tamra Stambaugh VANDERBILT 2013-12-31 text application/pdf http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-12022013-224312/ http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-12022013-224312/ en restricted I hereby certify that, if appropriate, I have obtained and attached hereto a written permission statement from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis, dissertation, or project report, allowing distribution as specified below. I certify that the version I submitted is the same as that approved by my advisory committee. I hereby grant to Vanderbilt University or its agents the non-exclusive license to archive and make accessible, under the conditions specified below, my thesis, dissertation, or project report in whole or in part in all forms of media, now or hereafter known. I retain all other ownership rights to the copyright of the thesis, dissertation or project report. I also retain the right to use in future works (such as articles or books) all or part of this thesis, dissertation, or project report.
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ACCELERATION AND WELL-BEING AT AGE 50 IN THE TOP 1% IN MATHEMATICAL ABILITY
description This study evaluated the association between well-being at midlife in the top 1% in mathematical ability and 1) skipping one or more grades in high school (study 1), and 2) advanced and enriching pre-collegiate STEM learning opportunities beyond the norm in high school (study 2). Subjects were identified at or before age 13, and followed up at age 50. Outcomes included positive affect, negative affect, life satisfaction, psychological flourishing, career satisfaction, relationship satisfaction, core self-evaluations, and health at age 50. Controlling for confounding background covariates (including ability, SES, and motivation at age 13), no evidence was found for any harmful effect of acceleration on well-being. Both accelerants and non-accelerants reported positive well being. If differences were found, they favored the accelerants.
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title ACCELERATION AND WELL-BEING AT AGE 50 IN THE TOP 1% IN MATHEMATICAL ABILITY
title_short ACCELERATION AND WELL-BEING AT AGE 50 IN THE TOP 1% IN MATHEMATICAL ABILITY
title_full ACCELERATION AND WELL-BEING AT AGE 50 IN THE TOP 1% IN MATHEMATICAL ABILITY
title_fullStr ACCELERATION AND WELL-BEING AT AGE 50 IN THE TOP 1% IN MATHEMATICAL ABILITY
title_full_unstemmed ACCELERATION AND WELL-BEING AT AGE 50 IN THE TOP 1% IN MATHEMATICAL ABILITY
title_sort acceleration and well-being at age 50 in the top 1% in mathematical ability
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