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Lee, Li-Ching; Harrington, Rebecca A.; Chang, Jen Jen; Connors, Susan L. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2008
The objective of this study was to examine injury risk in children with autism, ADD/ADD, learning disability, psychopathology, or other medical conditions. Children aged 3-5 years who participated in the National Survey of Children's Health were included. Six study groups were analyzed in this report: autism (n=82), ADD/ADHD (n=191), learning…
Descriptors: Injuries, Risk, Young Children, Autism
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McGillivray, J. A.; Baker, K. L. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2009
Objective: ADHD and learning disabilities (LD) frequently coexist and there are indications that comorbidity may increase the risk of psychopathology. Method: The current study examined the gender distribution and frequency of comorbidity and its impact on the prevalence of symptoms of anxiety, depression, and aggression in a clinic sample of 80…
Descriptors: Correlation, Aggression, At Risk Persons, Gender Differences
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Sideridis, Georgios D.; Morgan, Paul L.; Botsas, George; Padeliadu, Susana; Fuchs, Douglas – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2006
We examined how strongly motivation, metacognition, and psychopathology acted as predictors of learning disabilities (LD). The results from five studies suggested that level of motivation (as shown through self-efficacy, motivational force, task avoidance, goal commitment, or self-concept) was highly accurate in classifying students with or at…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Motivation, Self Efficacy, Metacognition
Sideridis, Georgios D. – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2006
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the regulation of goal orientations and strong "oughts" in students with learning disabilities (LD). Participants were 132 Greek students with state-identified LD using the achievement-discrepancy criterion, and 538 typical students. The first hypothesis tested was that feeling obliged to…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Learning Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Motivation
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Sideridis, Georgios D. – International Journal of Educational Research, 2003
The purpose of the present study was to examine the presence of helplessness in students with learning difficulties (LD), and evaluate the role of goal orientations as antecedents of helplessness, negative affect, and psychopathology. Following induction of failure, results suggested that students with LD displayed increased negative affectivity,…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Helplessness, Learning Disabilities, Psychopathology
Sideridis, Georgios D.; Mouzaki, Angeliki; Simos, Panagiotis; Protopapas, Athanassios – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2006
Attempts to evaluate the cognitive-motivational profiles of students with reading comprehension difficulties have been scarce. The purpose of the present study was twofold: (a) to assess the discriminatory validity of cognitive, motivational, affective, and psychopathological variables for identification of students with reading difficulties, and…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties, Low Achievement, Student Motivation