O desenvolvimento socioemocional de adultos com altas habilidades/superdotação: percepções e implicações no ambiente familiar

Abstract

The topic of high skills/giftedness involves several myths referring to the aspects of socio- emotional development of people with these characteristics. In this way, this study aims to analyze the perception of grown-up people with high skills/giftedness concerning their socio-emotional development and their implications in the family environment. This study is characterized by qualitative research with a descriptive character. The participants of this research were four adult people identified with high skills/giftedness. A semi-structured interview script prepared by the researchers was used as an instrument for data collection. For the analysis of the results, 3 categories of analysis were created according to the proposed objectives. The main theoretical foundation was basead on Renzulli (2004) and Gardner (2000). Results indicated that the most admired features in themselves by the perception of the participants were: creativity, ability to solve problems, willingness to learn, and empathy; and the ones that bothered them the most were: procrastination, introspection, and the difficulty of socializing. Regarding socio-emotional development in the familiar context, participants highlight that empathy and the ability to help others positively implies the family environment, on the other hand, over-excitability, having incisive opinions, and not being understood in their characteristics of high skills/giftedness imply a negative way in the family environment. By the obtained results, this study allows comprehending the reality that encompasses the socio- emotional development of adults with high skills/giftedness and the social and emotional recognition of their characteristics linked to the challenges of everyday life.