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.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VANDERBILT/oai:VANDERBILTETD:etd-12022013-224312 |
| Date | 31 December 2013 |
| Creators | Smeets, Stijn Johny |
| Contributors | David Lubinski, Camilla P. Benbow, James H. Steiger, Andrew J. Tomarken, Tamra Stambaugh |
| Publisher | VANDERBILT |
| Source Sets | Vanderbilt University Theses |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-12022013-224312/ |
| Rights | 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. |
Page generated in 0.0146 seconds