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Article
The Effects of Being Diagnosed with a Learning Disability on Children's Self-Esteem
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Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2002
Keywords
- Children,
- Learning Disabilities,
- Self-Esteem,
- Research Study,
- Mental Health
Disciplines
Abstract
The effect of being diagnosed with a learning disability on elementary school children's self-esteem was examined using a quasi-experimental design. Self-esteem increased significantly above prediagnosis levels following diagnosis of a learning disability while self-esteem levels in a control group of children without learning disabilities remained unchanged. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.
Citation Information
Keith MacMaster, "The Effects of Being Diagnosed with a Learning Disability on Children's Self-Esteem" (2002) 32:2 Child Study J 101.