Family Harmony and Psychological Adjustment among Gifted and Ordinary Student

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the relationship between the psychological and family
adjustment among ordinary and gifted students.
The sample of the study comprised (100) students deliberately chosen to achieve the purposes
of this study, two scales were developed which are (the psychological adjustment and the
parental adjustment), the result of the study revealed:
- The degree of parental and psychological adjustment in the gifted and ordinary student is
considered high.
- A statistically significant difference at (α≤0.05) between the parental and psychological
adjustment in the ordinary and gifted students in favour of the gifted students.
- There isa correlation with statistically significance at the level of (α≤0.05) between the
parental and psychological adjustment in the ordinary students, and a strong correlation
relation with statistically significance in the gifted students.
- There is no difference in the degree of parental adjustment at (α=0.05) in the gifted students
with the change in their economical level, father’s educational level, number of family
members, and class.
- There is a difference in the degree of psychological adjustment of (α=0.05) in the gifted
students with the change in their economical level, favouring the higher level.
- There is no difference in the degree of psychological adjustment of (α=0.05) of the gifted
students with the change in their father’s educational level, number of family members and
class.