A study of the behavioral problems of gifted children in elementary schools in Taipei found that 50 percent of them had had psychological difficulties such as "I'd like to do a lot of things but I don't have the courage," "I'm afraid of being put in a poor class in middle school" and "I have a lot of bad habits."
而一項針對北市國小資優生行為困擾的調查竟顯示，百分之五十的學生都有過「我想做的事很多，但沒有勇氣做」、「我怕國中被分到壞班」、「我有許多不好的習慣」等心理困擾。