Psychosocial Dimensions of Learning Disabilities: External Validation and Relationship with Age and Academic Functioning.

Tsatsanis, Katherine D.; Fuerst, Darren R.; Rourke, Byron P.

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ERIC Number: EJ553922

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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Psychosocial Dimensions of Learning Disabilities: External Validation and Relationship with Age and Academic Functioning.

Tsatsanis, Katherine D.; Fuerst, Darren R.; Rourke, Byron P.

Journal of Learning Disabilities, v30 n5 p490-502 Sep-Oct 1997

A study involving 152 children (ages 7-13) with learning disabilities assessed the relationships between age and psychosocial functioning, and the relationships among psychosocial functioning, cognitive abilities, and academic achievement. Results found no increase in psychopathology with advancing age and clear relationships between academic achievement patterns and personality subtypes. (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Children, Cognitive Ability, Learning Disabilities, Personality Development, Personality Traits, Psychopathology

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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