Boredom, Intelligence
Conditions
Keywords
Intelligence, Boredom
Brief summary
The research focuses on High Potential (HP) in adolescence, in a link with the professional practice of the investigators. Furthermore, supported by scientific literature and professional clinical practice, this research is interested in school boredom, regularly expressed by the consulting adolescents, in its relation with a depressive syndrome. The objective of the research is to know if school boredom is a precursor of a depressive episode in high school students with HP compared to high school students without HP.
Detailed description
The investigators are questioning the meaning of school boredom experienced by adolescents with HP and its link with a depressive syndrome. The investigators will use clinical interviews, rating scales for a quantitative measure and projective tests for a psychodynamic study. The responses of adolescents with HP will be compared to those of adolescents without HP.
Interventions
OTHERpsychodynamic
intervention with adolescents through the presentation of questions to be completed
Sponsors
Centre Psychothérapique de Nancy
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
14 Years to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Adolescents coming for consultation in a medical-psychological center of Sponsor * Adolescents aged 14 to 16 years and 11 months. * Adolescents expressing a psychological malaise and/or an anxiety disorder at the time of the consultation request * Adolescents who were informed about the study, received the information note about it and did not object to participating * At least one parent or guardian who was informed of the study, received the study information sheet, and did not object to the child's participation * Adolescents affiliated or entitled to a social security plan
Exclusion criteria
* Adolescents who do not understand the French language well enough to complete the questionnaires. * Adolescents with a clear diagnosis of psychiatric pathology (e.g. schizophrenia) * Adolescents with an IQ ≤ 80 because the level of intellectual efficiency would be too fragile and too far from the expectations of our research.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Thematic Apperception Test | Month 3 | Projective test |
| Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children | Month 2 or 3 | Intelligence test that measures a child's intellectual ability and 5 cognitive domains that impact performance. |
| Échelle de Disposition à l'Ennui (French Title) | Month 1 or 2 | Boredom scale It is the French adaptation of the Boredom Proneness Scale |
| Rorschach test | Month 3 | Projective test |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Children Depression Inventory | Month 1 or 2 | Depression scale |
| Self-Perception Profile for Adolescents | Month 1 or 2 | Self-esteem scale This self-report scale taps how adolescents assess their competence or adequacy in different areas of their life, and how they evaluate their overall self-worth as a person. |
| Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children | Month 1 or 2 | Anxiety scale |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed