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The purpose of the current study is to investigate the relationship between psychological well-being and perceived social competence and gender in gifted adolescents. The study employed the mixed design including qualitative and quantitative research methods. The study group of the study is comprised of 547 high school students attending Science and Arts Centres. As the data collection tools, the Psychological Well-Being Scale and Perceived Social Competence Scale and a semi-structured interview form were used. In the analysis of the quantitative data, Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient and Multiple Linear Regression Analysis were used. The gender variable was included in the regression analysis by being converted into dummy variable. In the analysis of the qualitative data, content analysis was used. According to the results of the analyses, there is a positive correlation between psychological well-being and perceived social competence. Moreover, perceived social competence was found to significantly predict psychological well-being of gifted adolescents. Similarly, the qualitative findings also showed that perceived social competence has some contribution to psychological well-being.

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