[[alternative]]A Study on the Relationship between Adversity Quotient and Social Interest of Gifted Students

[[abstract]]The purpose of the study was to compare the differences between gifted students and regular students both in Adversity Quotient and Social Interest. For gifted students, different background variables were considered in order to examine their effects on Adversity Quotient and Social Interest. Besides, this research explores the correlation between Adversity Quotient and Social Interest. The explanation of Social Interest to Adversity Quotient was also investigated. Questionnaire survey was adopted in this study. The samples consisted of 388 students including gifted and regular students from 8th and 11th grades in Taipei. The instruments were “Adversity Quotient Scale” and “Social Interest Scale”. The collected data were analyzed by t-test, Pearson’s correlation and simple regression. The findings were as follows. 1.No significant difference was shown between gifted students and regular students in Adversity Quotient and Social Interest. 2.The scores on Adversity Quotient of junior high school gifted students were higher than those in senior high. Scores on male gifted were higher than female. There was no differentiation between diverse gifted classes. 3.No difference was found in gifted students with different background variables in Social Interest. 4.For the gifted, Adversity Quotient is correlated with Social Interest. However, there was no significant correlation for regular students. 5.The performance on Social Interest of gifted students can predict the performance on Adversity Quotient.