Personality, Implicit Theories of Ability, and Well-Being Among High-Ability Undergraduate Students

• In Event: Sheraton Roundtable Session Four
  In Roundtable Session: Research on Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent SIG Roundtable: Development (Table 10)

Abstract

In this session, we will present findings from two studies on the relationships between personality, implicit theories of ability, and subjective well-being among high ability university students. In Study 1, we used a variable-centered approach to examine well-being in relation to individual differences in Big Five personality traits and implicit theories. In Study 2, we moved beyond a variable-oriented focus to explore personality profiles among another sample of high ability adolescents through a person-centered analytic approach and identify associations of the emerging profiles with well-being, implicit theories, and demographic variables. Findings will be discussed in light of replicable personality prototypes and in relationship to previous research with high ability students.

Authors

• Sakhavat Mammadov, University of Georgia
  Presenting Author

• Thomas J. Ward, College of William & Mary
  Presenting Author