The examination of relation between parental attitudes and social emotional adaptation of primary school first grade students with and without diagnoses as gifted

The examination of relation between parental attitudes and social emotional adaptation of primary school first grade students with and without diagnoses as gifted is aimed in this study. 69 first grade students and their mothers were attended to the study. Totally, 138 people were attended to the study. 25 students (13 girl, 12 boy) among attendees are students in a private school where gifted students are educated. These 25 students are diagnosed as gifted based on WISC-R test report. The rest of the 44 student attendees (22 girl, 22 boy) are not diagnosed as gifted. Data is collected in this research using Personal Information Form, Parenting Attitude Scale (PAS), Marmara Social and Emotional Adjustment Scale. According to the research outcomes, when the scores related to social emotional adaptation levels of primary school first grade students with and without diagnoses as gifted, it is seen that there is difference between these two groups both at general level and at all sub-levels except positive approach to social environment. This difference is in favor of the students who are diagnosed as gifted. Parenting attitude levels of both groups are investigated and it is concluded that only overprotective parental behavior is different as significant in favor of primary school first grade students who are not diagnosed as gifted. There is no significant difference between two groups for other parental attitudes.