Introduction to the Special Issue

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Gómez-Arizaga M. P. Navarro M. Martin A. Conejeros M. L. Lefort M. V. Bravo C. Silva C. M. (2025). Mapping the trajectories of women in astronomy: Influences and milestones in talent development. Gifted Child Quarterly, 69(2), 109–129. https://doi.org/10.1080/1307668

Miller A. L. Ibrahim D. A. (2025). Digging deeper into arts-intensive high schools: Experiences, outcomes, and other reflections from artistically gifted alumni. Gifted Child Quarterly, 69(2), 165–183. https://doi.org/10.1080/1307943

Olszewski-Kubilius P. Subotnik R. F. Davis L. C. Worrell F. C. (2019). Benchmarking psychosocial skills important for talent development. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 168, 161–176. https://doi.org/10.1002/cad.20318

Olszewski-Kubilius P. Subotnik R. F. Worrell F. C. (2015). Antecedent and concurrent psychosocial skills that support high levels of achievement within talent domains. High Ability Studies, 26(2), 195–210. https://doi.org/10.1080/13598139.2015.1095077

Pereira N. Bright S. Ozen Z. Safitri S. Castillo-Hermosilla H. Matos B. Karatas T. Fonseca P. (2025). A Multi-Tiered Approach to Computer Science Talent Development. Gifted Child Quarterly, 69(2), 130–146. https://doi.org/10.1177/00169862241307662

Stambaugh T. Covington E. R. Mofield E. (2025). Crafting expertise: Developing talent in English Language Arts. Gifted Child Quarterly, 69(2), 202–215.

Subotnik R. F. Jarvin L. (2005). Beyond expertise: Conceptions of giftedness as great performance. In Sternberg R. J. Davidson J. E. (Eds.), Conceptions of giftedness (2nd ed., pp. 343–357). Cambridge University Press.

Subotnik R. F. Olszewski-Kubilius P. Worrell F. C. (2011). Rethinking giftedness and gifted education: A proposed direction forward based on psychological science. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 12(1), 3–54. https://doi.org/10.1177/1529100611418056

Subotnik R. F. Olszewski-Kubilius P. Worrell F. C. (2021). The talent development megamodel: A domain-specific conceptual framework based on the psychology of high performance. In Sternberg R. J. Ambrose D. (Eds.), Conceptions of giftedness and talent: Worldwide perspectives (pp. 425–442). Palgrave-Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56869-6_24

Subotnik R. F. Olszewski-Kubilius P. Worrell F. C. (2023). The role of insider knowledge in the trajectories of highly accomplished scientists. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1527, 84–96. https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.15034

Subotnik R. F. Olszewski-Kubilius P. Worrell F. C. (Eds.). (2019). The psychology of high performance: Developing human potential into domain-specific talent. American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000120-000

Voitova T. Bernhofs V. Müllensiefen D. (2025). The influence of psychosocial skills on the development of musical abilities: Cross-sectional results from secondary school pupils in Latvia. Gifted Child Quarterly, 69(2), 184–201.