The level of social support for academically outstanding students: A comparative study between students at the Center for Excellence and outstanding students in public schools.

Abstract

The study aimed to investigate the level of social support among a sample of academically gifted students enrolled in the Gifted Center and those in public schools in the city of Al-Bayda. It also sought to examine the significance of differences in social support levels according to gender and type of school. The sample consisted of 100 male and female students. The Social Support Scale, developed by Asmaa Al-Oraybi and Amani Abdel-Maqsoud (2001), was used. The results indicated a high level of social support among gifted students overall. Furthermore, the findings revealed no statistically significant differences in the level of social support based on gender, except in the dimension of satisfaction with support, which favored male students. However, statistically significant differences were found in the level of social support based on the type of school, in favor of students in public schools.