Psychological Factors of Constructive Coping in Gifted Students in the Context of War

- Бєльська, Н.А. (orcid.org/0000-0003-0697-3973) and Мельник, Марина Юріївна (orcid.org/0000-0001-6581-5129) (2025) Psychological Factors of Constructive Coping in Gifted Students in the Context of War Education and Development of Gifted Personality, 4 (99). pp. 5-15. ISSN 2309-3935

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Abstract

The article examines the coping strategies of gifted high school students in Ukraine under conditions of prolonged stress caused by the full-scale war. The theoretical analysis emphasizes that, despite their high intellectual and creative potential, gifted adolescents represent a psychologically vulnerable group due to heightened emotional sensitivity, perfectionism, and the pressure of high expectations from both themselves and others. These characteristics may increase the risk of emotional exhaustion, social isolation, and maladaptive stress responses, particularly in a context of chronic uncertainty and disrupted social environments. The empirical study compared the coping strategies of gifted and non-gifted adolescents and explored their correlations with emotional and cognitive factors. The results indicate that gifted students predominantly employ constructive coping strategies, such as analytical-reflective, creative-developmental, and positive reinterpretation strategies, while emotion-focused forms – especially self-blame – tend to increase with age. The overall indicator of coping constructiveness demonstrates a statistically significant increase between the ages of 13 and 17, reflecting the maturation of self-regulatory and adaptive mechanisms. Correlation analysis reveals that constructive coping is positively associated with self-assessed creativity (r = 0,481, p < 0,001) and academic achievement (r = 0,350, p < 0,001), suggesting that both creative and academic giftedness contribute to the development of adaptive coping behaviors. Additionally, significant relationships between the indicator of coping constructiveness and emotional parameters – specifically, the need for emotional richness and the emotional-value support of creative potential – highlight the role of emotional engagement as a resource for psychological resilience. The findings confirm that gifted students possess substantial adaptive potential; however, its realization depends on the availability of social and emotional support. The results underscore the importance of developing psychological support programs aimed at strengthening emotional regulation, self-reflection, and creative coping as protective mechanisms in wartime and post-war educational contexts.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	giftedness; gifted students; coping strategies; creativity; emotional regulation; academic achievement; psychological resilience; war.
Subjects:	Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 1 Philosophy. Psychology Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 37 Education > 37.01/.09 Special auxiliary table for theory, principles, methods and organization of education > 37.01 Fundamentals of education. Theory. Policy etc. Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 37 Education > 37.01/.09 Special auxiliary table for theory, principles, methods and organization of education > 37.02 General questions of didactics and method Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 37 Education > 376 Education, teaching, training of special groups of persons. Special schools > 376.5 Виховання та освіта обдарованих дітей, вундеркіндів.
Divisions:	Institute of the gifted child > Giftedness Diagnostics Department
Depositing User:	н.с. Олена Василівна Онопченко
Date Deposited:	29 Jan 2026 11:34
Last Modified:	29 Jan 2026 11:34
URI:	https://lib.iitta.gov.ua/id/eprint/748301

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