Social emotional reactions of gifted students to peer bullying

The fact that gifted students are more successful or unsuccessful than normal students and the differences they show in terms of social characteristics may cause them to experience various problems among their peers, to be excluded, and to be exposed to physical or verbal violence. In this study, it was aimed to examine the social and emotional reactions of gifted students against peer bullying. The basic qualitative design from qualitative research was used as a research method. The study group of the research consists of 17 gifted students studying at Atakum Science and Art Center in Samsun. Purposive sampling method was used to determine the students. The students who will be included in the research are 5-6-7-8. studying at grade levels. A semi-structured interview form was used to collect the data of the research. Interview questions were planned before the interview and prepared by taking expert opinions. 5 statements about the demographic characteristics of the students and 13 questions to reveal the socio-emotional effects of peer bullying were asked. Descriptive analysis technique, one of the qualitative data analysis techniques, was used in the analysis of the research data. According to the findings of the study, it was determined that students' perceptions of peer bullying emerged as verbal, physical, psychological and sexual violence behaviors and unpleasant behaviors. When the cases of exposure to peer bullying were examined, it was determined that most of the students were exposed to peer bullying. It has been concluded that the situations that reveal peer bullying are jealousy, environmental influence, trying to appear superior, revenge, habit, joking, dislike, misunderstanding and loneliness. It has been concluded that adequate measures are not taken against peer bullying in schools and the measures taken are not effective. ‎