In an effort to explain the factors contributing to academic achievement in gifted students, our present project combines research on the Big Five personality traits, academic motivation, and self-
regulatory efficacy (i.e., self-efficacy beliefs about one’s capability of using self-regulatory processes in learning). The purpose of this study is to examine the predictive role of the Big Five personality traits on the academic achievement of gifted students, and investigate whether self-regulatory efficacy and academic motivation serve as mediators. ... [more]