Assessment of Loneliness at School among Children with Mild Mental Retardation.

Williams, Gladys A.; Asher, Steven R.

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ERIC Number: EJ441385

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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Assessment of Loneliness at School among Children with Mild Mental Retardation.

Williams, Gladys A.; Asher, Steven R.

American Journal on Mental Retardation, v96 n4 p373-85 Jan 1992

Results from a survey of 62 students (ages 8-13) with mild mental retardation and 62 students without retardation indicated that high percentages of both groups understood what loneliness means; a loneliness questionnaire yielded satisfactory internal reliability; and boys but not girls with mental retardation reported more loneliness than did children without retardation. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Emotional Development, Emotional Problems, Evaluation Methods, Loneliness, Mild Mental Retardation, Sex Differences, Social Isolation, Test Reliability

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Note: Special Issue on Social Skills.