Journal de psychologie et psychothérapie
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Parental Perceptions of their Child's Over-Excitability and Coping Resources

Mana Adi, Hameiri A'ron

Children with Over-Excitability (OE) have higher than average responsiveness to experiences of inner and external stimuli. This study explores the role of the “Goodness of Fit” (match/mismatch) of parental estimations between the actual and desired levels of their child’s OE (OE-GoF) on their children’s self-esteem, hope, and wellbeing. We expected better matching to be related to higher levels of coping resources. This hypothesis was partly confirmed among sample of 107 parent-child pairs (54.2% precocious, 53% boys, aged 8-14 years). Emotional and sensory types of OE-GoF were strongly related to the three coping resources, and also mediated the relationship between actual OE level and coping resources. Based on these results, guidelines for an intervention program are suggested.