The phenomenon of social coping among students with gifts and talents (SWGT) is not well understood. In interviews with elementary-, middle-, and high-school aged SWGT (N = 90; 50% female) from the United States, United Kingdom, South Korea, Ireland, and France, the universality of awareness of visibility of their exceptional abilities, high expectations and pressure to achieve from adults and peers, and peer jealousy and rejection, was confirmed. In all countries, SWGT were concerned about peers’ upward social comparison and the effects of their outperformance on peers’ feelings. SWGT attempted to hide their abilities or conform to peers’ behaviors. Prosocial helping behaviors were found among SWGT in nearly all age groups and a focus on the self was a useful coping strategy to students in all countries except France. Parallels are drawn between these findings and stigma theory.

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天才社会体验的跨文化研究

有天赋和才能的学生（SWGT）的社会应对现象还不是很清楚。在对来自美国、英国、韩国、爱尔兰和法国的小学、初中和高中年龄的 SWGT（N = 90；50% 为女性）的采访中，对他们特殊能力可见性的普遍认识，来自成年人和同龄人的高期望和压力，以及同龄人的嫉妒和拒绝，都得到了证实。在所有国家，SWGT 都关注同龄人的向上社会比较以及他们的出色表现对同龄人感受的影响。SWGT 试图隐藏自己的能力或符合同龄人的行为。在几乎所有年龄组的 SWGT 中都发现了亲社会帮助行为，对除法国以外的所有国家的学生来说，关注自我是一种有用的应对策略。