Socio-Emotional Issues of Mathematically Gifted Adolescent Females: Portraits of Two Cases in Taiwan

女性數學資優青少年的社會情緒問題之探究

有關女性數學資優青少年之社會情緒問題的研究一向很少，更遑論針對亞洲女性\r數學資優青少年之社會情緒問題的研究。本研究嘗試從國際的角度探討兩位台灣女性\r數學資優青少年之社會情緒問題。為了清楚瞭解這兩位女性所面臨的問題，這份文章\r選擇包含有深度訪談、文件審查以及觀察的質性研究方法。研究發現被拿來與國際發\r表的相關文獻作比較，並呈現出若干符合或不符合先前研究之處。符合先前研究之處\r有兩位女同學的經驗，讓我們可以更徹底的瞭解資賦優異的概念。

There has been a paucity of resea rch addressing the socio-emotional issues ofmathematically gifted adolescent females， let alone those of mathematically gifted Asianadolescent females. This research study tried to investigate the socio-emotional issuesof two mathematically gifted adolescent females living in Taiwan from an internationalperspective. To clearly understand the issues facing these gifted young women， a qualitativeresearch design was chosen that involved in-depth interviews， document review， andobservation. The findings were compared with internationally published literature， andsome consistencies and inconsistencies were uncovered. The themes consistent withinternationally published literature are limited career choices， identification with theirfather， manifestation of emotional overexcitability， and lack of experiences in playing withthree-dimensional toys. The themes inconsistent with internationally published literatureare preference for co-ed classes， positive attitude toward exams， and indifference toextracurricular activities and social issues. The inconsistencies provided an opportunity tocontemplate the socio-emotional issues of mathematically gifted adolescent females fromnew angles. Besides， examining the socio-emotional issues manifested by the stories ofthese two gifted Asian females enables us to understand the concept of giftedness morethoroughly.