The intellectually gifted have been found to have higher levels of many prosocial dispositions, but there is limited evidence of increased prosocial behavior. The present research used existing and original datasets to examine relations between intellectual giftedness and prosocial behavior and dispositions. In Study 1, those identified as intellectually gifted engaged in more political and helping behaviors than those not identified as intellectually gifted. In Study 2, gifted-identified undergraduate students reported more prosocial behavior (e.g., volunteering and giving) than nonidentified students; however, there were no clear differences in dispositions (e.g., personality and motivation) between gifted-identified and nonidentified students. Implications of these consistent linkages between intellectual giftedness and engaging in prosocial behavior for future research and practical applications are discussed.

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智力天才的亲社会倾向和行为


研究发现，智力天才的人在许多亲社会倾向方面具有较高水平，但有关亲社会行为增加的证据有限。本研究使用现有的原始数据集来研究智力天赋与亲社会行为和性格之间的关系。在研究 1 中，那些被认为具有智力天赋的人比那些没有被认为具有智力天赋的人从事更多的政治和帮助行为。在研究 2 中，被认定为天才的本科生比未被认定的学生报告了更多的亲社会行为（例如，志愿服务和捐赠）；然而，天才学生和非天才学生之间的性格（例如性格和动机）没有明显差异。讨论了智力天赋与参与亲社会行为之间的这些一致联系对未来研究和实际应用的影响。