Experimental study on Quality of Life and Overload in families caring for gifted children

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https://doi.org/10.12795/anduli.2025.i27.01

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Altas Capacidades, Conciliación, Calidad de vida, Actividades extraescolares, Sobrecarga

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The scientific literature and previous research show that families of gifted children tend to compensate for the deficits in meeting the educational needs of the group, making use of a multitude of resources and extracurricular activities. The objective of this study is to quantify and measure the amount of these curricular activities and their impact on the quality of life of families of gifted children compared to families of non-gifted children. The methodology is a survey experiment involving 160 families in Seville: 80 families with gifted children (experimental group) and 80 families with non-gifted children (control group). The results show that gifted children attend almost twice as many extracurricular activities per week as their non-gifted peers, and the cost to their families is four times higher. This is perceived by mothers of gifted children as detrimental to their quality of life and overburdens their free time, as measured by the GENCAT and ZARIT scales.

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Evaristo Barrera-Algarín, Universidad Pablo de Olavide

Catedrático de Universidad en el Departamento de Trabajo Social y Servicios Sociales de la Universidad Pablo de Olavide de Sevilla, y Profesor Tutor de la UNED de Sevilla. Director de la Cátedra CADIS Altas Capacidades de la Universidad Pablo de Olavide.  PREMIO BELTRÁN BAGUENA, otorgado por la Sociedad Española de Geriatría y Gerontología, al mejor artículo original publicado en la Revista Española de Geriatría y Gerontología en el año 2021.  Con 3 sexenios de investigación. Desde septiembre de 2022 es el Director del Departamento de Trabajo Social y Servicios Sociales de la Universidad Pablo de Olavide.

Rocío Martínez-Fernández, Universidad Pablo de Olavide

Profesora Sustituta Interina en el Departamento de Trabajo Social y Servicios Sociales de la Universidad Pablo de Olavide. Doctorado en Desarrollo y Ciudadanía: Derechos Humanos, Igualdad, Educación e Intervención Social por la Universidad Pablo de Olavide. Diplomada en Trabajo Social y en educación social y Licenciada en Sociología. Tutora de TFM en Máster en Dirección de Centros Sociales de Personas Mayores. Miembro del Grupo de Investigación oficial PAIDI-SEJ-608 en Trabajo Social y Nuevas Tecnologías para la Intervención Social. Cuenta con amplia experiencia en el campo de la intervención social y formación en el ámbito de las Altas Capacidades. 

Ana Vallejo-Andrada, Universidad de Huelva

Profesora Sustituta de la Universidad de Huelva, acreditada como profesora Ayudante Doctora, Trabajadora Social, Doctora cum laude en ciencias sociales, con máster en dirección y gestión de centros gerontológicos. Cuenta con una amplia experiencia como trabajadora social en el tejido asociativo, destacando las zonas desfavorecidas. En lo relativo a su capacidad investigadora cuenta con numerosas publicaciones de alto impacto, así como ponencias en congresos nacionales e internacionales, fruto de la colaboración con proyectos de investigación, ligados a las líneas de investigación de salud laboral, personas mayores e innovación y gestión de los Servicios Sociales.

Teresa Fernández-Reyes, CADIS. Center for the Promotion of Talent and High Abilities

Directora y Fundadora del centro CADIS. Centro Promotor del Talento y Altas Capacidades. Licenciada en Psicología por la Universidad de Sevilla. Diploma de Estudios por la Universidad de Sevilla, en la Facultad de Psicología. Doctoranda en Ciencias Sociales en la Universidad Pablo de Olavide de Sevilla. Forma parte del Consejo Directivo de la Cátedra Altas Capacidades CADIS en la Universidad Pablo de Olavide de Sevilla. Autora de varias publicaciones relacionadas con las altas capacidades intelectuales, dirigidas a familias, especialistas, materiales de intervención y pruebas de creatividad. Entre ellas están las guías “¿Las ballenas tienen saliva?”, “¿Para qué voy al colegio?”, “S.O.S. Alumnado con altas capacidades” o la “Prueba de Creatividad Infantil PCGI”. Formadora en diferentes empresas para trabajar el desarrollo de la CREATIVIDAD como la Editorial La Máquina China o el desarrollo del Talento en Excellece Bussines, Club, EBC

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2025-01-14

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Barrera-Algarín, E., Martínez-Fernández, R., Vallejo-Andrada, A., & Fernández-Reyes, T. (2025). Experimental study on Quality of Life and Overload in families caring for gifted children . ANDULI, Revista Andaluza De Ciencias Sociales, (27), 1–33. https://doi.org/10.12795/anduli.2025.i27.01
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