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Aim: This study aims to investigate whether gifted children differ from children with normal intelligence in terms of social adaptation and skill levels, and the effect of parental attitudes on social adaptation and skill levels.
Method: The research was started with a total of 90 children between the ages of 6-10, and since the scales that were answered incompletely or several times were eliminated, the results of 75 participants were included in the study. Sociodemographic Data Form, Social Adaptation and Skills Scale (SASS), Parental Attitude Research Instrument (PARI) and Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-IV (WISC-IV) were used as data collection tools in the study. The collected data were analyzed using the SPSS package program.
Results: It was determined that the mean SASS and PARI scores of the participants did not differ significantly according to their intelligence ranges (p>0,05). A negative and significant relationship was found between the democratic and equality recognition attitude scores of the parents and scores of SASS and its sub-dimensions of the participants with normal intelligence (p<0,05). Positive and significant relationship was found between overcontrol and strict discipline attitude scores of the parents and scores of attention-mobility and social relations sub-dimesion of SASS of gifted participants ( p<0,05). Positive and significant relationship was found between rejection of housewifery attitude of parents and scores of SASS and its sub-dimensions of gifted children ( p<0,05).
Conclusion: According to the results of the study regardless of children's intelligence level when parents have a democratic attitude, social adaptation and skill levels of their children increase. In this context, it is thought that training and working on parental attitudes in order to increase children’s social adaptation and skills might be beneficial.