Altruistic behaviors and cooperation among gifted adolescents

Ashraf Atta M.S. Salem, Mahfouz Abdelsattar, Mosaad Abu Al-Diyar, Amthal H. Al-Hwailah, Esraa Derar, Nadiah A.H. Al-Hamdan, Shouket Ahmad Tilwani

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Abstract

The present study is a differential study that describes the nature of the relationship between cooperation and altruistic behavior in a sample of gifted adolescents in three universities in Egypt and Kuwait University. It also identified the differences between males/females, and senior students/junior students in both cooperation and altruism. A total of 237 gifted adolescents—with average age 21.3 ± SD 2.6 years—from three Egyptian universities: Alexandria University, Sadat Academy for Management Sciences, and Suez University (in Egypt), and Kuwait University, were involved in this study. Measures used in the study include the Scales for Rating the Behavioral Characteristics of Superior Students (SRBCSS), Generative Altruism Scale (GAlS), and The Cooperative/Competitive Strategy Scale (CCSS). Results revealed that there is a significant positive relationship between altruism and cooperation among gifted adolescents. Also, findings show that there are statistically significant differences between males and females in both altruism and cooperation. In addition, there are differences statistically significant between senior students and junior students in both altruism and cooperation in favor of senior students. It is recommended that altruism and cooperation intervention-based programs should be designed to increase the adaptive behaviors of adolescents.

Original languageEnglish
Article number945766
JournalFrontiers in Psychology
Volume13
DOIs
StatePublished - 11 Aug 2022

Keywords

  • altruistic behaviors
  • cooperation
  • cooperation theory
  • giftedness
  • indirect reciprocity
  • kin selection
  • reciprocal altruism
  • social desirability

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