Keyword: «mathematical talent»

The article examines alexithymia as a specific personality construct and its manifestations in adolescents with signs of mathematical talent. According to a comparative study, adolescents with a high level of academic achievement in mathematics and high results in mathematical competitions of various levels are more likely to have difficulty identifying feelings. They focus more on the external type of thinking, and have less developed penetrating ability of empathy and higher values of alexithymia scales.