The Relative Contribution of Self-Differentiation and Life Skills in Predicting Psychological Empowerment among Gifted and Normal Students in Middle and Secondary schools in the State of Kuwait

Current research aimed to investigate the relative contribution of self-differentiation and life skills in predicting psychological empowerment among gifted and normal students in middle and secondary school in the State of Kuwait. To achieve the objectives of the research, the descriptive correlative approach was used by applying the measure of psychological empowerment, self-differentiation, and life skills after verifying their psychometric characteristics. This research was applied to a sample of (467) gifted and normal students during the first semester of the academic year (2022-2023). The results of the stepwise multiple regression analysis showed that critical thinking and creative thinking skills are the most predictive variables for psychological empowerment with a rate of (36.5%) for gifted students. Communication, interaction and relationship building skills are the most predictive variables of psychological empowerment by (40%) for ordinary students. According to these results, the researcher recommended a set of recommendations.