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24 J. Legal Ethical & Regul. Isses 1 (2021)
Perfectionism and Overexcitability: Uniqueness or Lack of Socioemotional Development of Gifted and Talented Students?

handle is hein.journals/jnlolletl24 and id is 3366 raw text is: Journal of Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues PERFECTIONISM AND OVEREXCITABILITY: UNIQUENESS OR LACK OF SOCIOEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS? Razak, A.Z.A, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia Bakar. A.Y.A, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Surat, S, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Majid R. A, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia ABSTRACT Socio emotional issues among gifted and talented students are often debated in gifted and talented education. Nevertheless, these components are not being highlighted in the domain of local educational psychology. This study was administered to identify the profile of students as well as the relationship between perfectionism and over excitability among gifted and talented students. This research was a descriptive and inferential quantitative study conducted in order to see the profile and correlation between the two variables. The study sample consisted of 40 students from a gifted and talented school established in Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM), Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. This study employed two instruments; the Frost Multidimensional Scale (FMPS) to measure perfectionism and the Questionnaire-II (OEQ II) to measure over excitability. The findings of this survey demonstrated that gifted and talented students have a unique personality, and there is a significant relationship at a high level between the perfectionism and over excitability. The result of this investigation could help to explain the interaction between over excitability and perfectionism and be able to understand the positive and negative elements that exist in students. Therefore, awareness must be cultivated to enhance self-development and the skills for socio emotional adaptation in the daily life of these students. Keywords: Gifted and Talented Students, Socio emotional, Perfectionism, Over excitability INTRODUCTION The general public often gives the impression that Gifted and Talented Students (GTS) are thinkers and not involved in conflict problems. Nevertheless, this view does not reflect the actual socio emotional culmination experienced by gifted and talented students (Amnah, Nik Salida & Amirah 2015; Bakar & Alias, 2009). According to Noriah, et al., (2017), in order to produce a balanced gifted and talented individual, the characteristics of gifted and talented students must embrace components like intellectual intelligence, emotional intelligence and spiritual intelligence. Ritchotte, et al., (2016) claimed that most studies of gifted and talented students place more emphasis on the cognitive aspects of gifted students while socio emotional issues are ignored in the education of gifted and talented students. In fact, gifted students need fitting specialised services to meet the criteria of the needs of talented and gifted students. Karpinski, et al., (2018) established that gifted and talented students were shown to be at risk of facing various socio emotional issues. Therefore, they need guidance. Such empirical studies are imperative to help evaluate relationships and explain the socio emotional strengths and weaknesses of these gifted students. This research was based on the integration of two theories, particularly the Multidimensional Personality Theory and Positive Disintegration Theory. Dabrowski's concept explained the interaction between intensity, sensitivity and its relationship with perfectionism through Positive Disintegration Theory (Mofield & Peters, 2015). Both gifted and talented criteria, particularly perfectionism and over excitability, contribute a lot to the socio emotional adaptation of these gifted and talented 1 Volume 24, Special Issue 1, 2021 Business Ethics and Regulatory Compliance 1544-0044-24-S1 -123