ERIC Number: ED657132
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 111
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ISBN: 979-8-3828-2409-3
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The Impact of Targeted Support Programming on College Students with Learning Disabilities
Amanda N. Siegel
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, Fordham University
This study examined the relationship between enrollment in structured and semi-structured support programming and the adjustment, stress, and coping among a sample of 186 undergraduate college students with learning disabilities. Participants aged 18 to 25 completed an online questionnaire composed of the items from the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire (SACQ), the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), the Ways of Coping Questionnaire WAYS), and select scales from the Behavior Assessment System for Children, 3rd Edition -- Self-Report of Personality, College (BASC-3 SRP-COL). Information was also collected about participants' grade point average (GPA), family involvement, and extracurricular involvement on campus to control for the impact of these factors. Findings demonstrated that students in supportive programming had significantly higher levels of Attachment to Institution. Further, students in programming engaged in the adaptive coping processes of Self-Controlling and Planful Problem Solving significantly more, and the maladaptive coping process of Confrontive Coping significantly less, than students receiving only accommodations. The former students reported significantly lower levels of social stress and school maladjustment, and higher levels of self-reliance and interpersonal relations than those not receiving support through targeted programming. However, students in supportive programming reported significantly higher perceived stress and lower levels of self-esteem than those receiving only accommodations. Collectively, findings emphasize the value of targeted support programming for undergraduate students with learning disabilities. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Academic Support Services, Adjustment (to Environment), Stress Variables, Coping, Undergraduate Students, Young Adults, College Students, Questionnaires, Student Adjustment, Child Behavior, Rating Scales, Student School Relationship, Self Management, Interpersonal Relationship, Students with Disabilities
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire; Behavior Assessment System for Children
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