Thesis (Ph. D.)--Florida State University, 2003. / Advisor: Dr. Vandra Masemann, Florida State University, College of Education, Dept. of Education Foundations and Policy Studies. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed Mar. 3, 2004). Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Oklahoma, 1990. / Bibliography: leaves 131-161.

Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Hong Kong, 1985.

Thesis (M.A. (Clinical Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2003.

Thesis (M. Nurs.)--University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Title from title frame. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 67-75).

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SUMMARY Tatjana Komskienė. Personal and Social-Psychological Adjustment of Gifted Children. Lithuanian University of Agriculture, Departament of Proffesional Pedagogy and Psychology, Kaunas 2006, Research adviser dr. R.Adamonienė. In this work we analyse the specific features of personal and social-psychological adjustment of gifted children, the main factors that influence efficiency of this process, define the role of family, school and society in it and suggest some practical advices for parents and teachers. There are two opposite opinions about the efficiency of adjustment of gifted children. Some authors assert, that they are better adjusted in comparison with general population. The others argue and affirm, that they experience more adjustment problems than their peers. The most important factors facilitating the process of adjustment are: high intelectual ability, good self-control, highly developed interpersonal or intrapersonal intelligence and supporting home atmosphare. The main factors, that may cause failures in the process of adjustment are: inadequacy between social, intelectual and emotional development, lack of social competence, the hostility of social environment and negative self-image. The main task of parents, school and society is to create opportunities and better conditions for revealing their abilities and helping them in the succesfull process of adjustment.

Effective gender research requires a revision of the meaning of the current notions of agency (masculinity) and communion (femininity), as well as a close examination of the impact of these constructs on well-being outcomes. Based on V. S. Helgeson's (1994) model of sex, agency, communion, and well-being, two studies were conducted to (1) examine the concepts of agency and communion in a multidimensional manner; (2) assess and review the association between agency and mental health through the inclusion of peer reports and a relevant meta-analysis; (3) explore the association between agency and social adjustment, including two pertinent meta-analyses; and (4) empirically assess conceptual parallels among the constructs of agency and communion with the following personality-related constructs: Masculine and feminine traits, agentic and communal behaviors, power and intimacy motivation, and self-critical and dependent depressive styles, as well as their association with well-being outcomes. Findings reveal a positive association between agency and social adjustment, suggest a possible tendency to inflate levels of psychological adjustment in agentic individuals, and highlight the need to revise the concepts of agency and communion as encompassing multiple as opposed to uniform dimensions. Each dimension can lead to diverse well-being outcomes. Lastly, these studies call into question the need to postulate unmitigated forms of agency and communion. Taken as a whole, this work provides evidence for the complexity of the relations between gender and well-being.