Propensity for Suicide among Gifted Schoolchildren of General Secondary-Education Establishments: the Role of Deviant Behavior

Abstract

The article deals with the analysis of the results of the research on propensity for suicidal behavior among gifted schoolchildren of general secondary education institutions. The research is focused on the analysis of the role of deviant behavior exercised by gifted schoolchildren with the signs of mono- and polydeviation in the development of propensity for suicidal behavior.

The diagnostics of the propensity of gifted schoolchildren for suicidal behavior is viewed upon as an important direction in preventive activities of institutions of general secondary education aimed at avoiding irreversible consequences of this phenomenon. The gifted schoolchildren from establishments of general secondary education of Ukraine aged from 10 to 17 took part in the research. The conclusion was made that gifted schoolchildren with an explicit propensity for polydeviation were characterized by higher indicators of the propensity for suicidal behavior if compared to monodeviant pupils.