Abstract

DELLATORRE ANDRADE, Erica Isabel; DE SOUZA FONSECA, Ana Carolina; MACEDO DE SARAIVA LISBOA, Carolina  and  MARIN, Angela Helena. Family dynamics, educational practices and emotional/behavioral problems: parental perception of adolescents with high intellectual abilities or giftedness. Cienc. Psicol. [online]. 2022, vol.16, n.2, e2327.  Epub Dec 01, 2022. ISSN 1688-4094.  https://doi.org/10.22235/cp.v16i2.2327.

The objective of this study was to understand the perception that parents of adolescents with high intellectual abilities or giftedness (HIAs/G) have regarding family dynamics, educational practices used, indicators of emotional/behavioral problems, and prospects for their children. This is an exploratory and qualitative research, in which three mothers and two fathers participated. All of them individually answered a semi-structured interview consisting of 15 topics that dealt with family routine, educational practices and their concerns with their children. Deductive thematic analysis indicated that the parents identified their children’s high intellectual abilities but needed additional information to manage these traits. There was a poor family routine in some cases, as well as the coexistence of authoritative and authoritarian practices in the same family. It was possible to observe that the parents feared their children’s expression of aggressiveness and isolation, and how much this could lead to these young individuals committing illegal acts. Thus, it was found that the parents are attentive to their children but have doubts about how to educate them.

Keywords : high intellectual skills; giftedness; family relationships; educational practices; social behavior.

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